The first authoritative account of the conclave that elected history’s first pontiff from the United States — written by an American journalist who knew him before he became pope. Despite ...

From an Authentic Memoir Furnished by His Order "is a papal biography based on a manuscript provided by Pope Leo XIII himself ...

Millions of people around the world were stunned when Pope Leo XIV was elected earlier this year, but one Vatican correspondent wasn't.

Catholic scouts have several new achievements to aim for, including a Pope Leo XIV patch. The Religious Activities Committee ...

The village of Dolton purchased Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home for $375,000 on Tuesday, July 8, after the village board ...

Newly elected Dolton Mayor Jason House said on July 10 that a steering committee would be formed in order to plan how to ...

When Henry Louis Gates Jr. set out to trace the family tree of America's first pope, he had no idea he was about to uncover ...

The tiny, but vocal group of Catholics trying to perpetuate the Tridentine Rite are pressuring Pope Leo to stop phasing out ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr., who hosts the PBS series “Finding Your Roots,” said he handed the pontiff a copy of his family tree.

Prevost lived with his parents and siblings for many years in the suburban home, and it’s become a tourist destination since ...

I have, after 80 years, felt something that I never thought I would in this century as a Roman Catholic. I feel optimistic. I ...

Leo will continue his predecessor's historic decision allowing priests to honor queer couples, though same-sex marriage ...