This is a time of change for Latino Catholics, currently about 40 percent of the U.S. Church, and who experts say are likely ...

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV has announced plans to visit Turkey for the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, a landmark event in Christian history. The trip, potentially his first abroad, follows ...

The Village of Dolton recently purchased the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV for $375,000, and is working to obtain landmark status for both the home and the abandoned St. Mary’s of ...

Pope Leo XIV has not long been pope, yet the American head of the Catholic Church already receives 100 kilogrammes of letters a day, faithfully sorted by the Italian post office. Missives from around ...

Rev. Michael Pham, the first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV, is leading a call to action urging Catholic clergy and ...

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

The Village of Dolton recently purchased the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV for $375,000, and is working to obtain landmark status for both the home and the abandoned St. Mary's of Assumption church ...

Before Robert F. Prevost was the pope, he thanked Gov. Pat Quinn for ending the death penalty Catholic organizations had lobbied Pat Quinn to end the death penalty. The former governor was not ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year ...

Robert Prevost's Catholic roots were planted in Chicago's south side suburbs, where he grew up playing "pretend priest" and embodies the spirit of a "second Pope Francis," his brother said.

When white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel revealing that a new pope had been chosen, John Prevost turned on his television in Illinois and watched in awe as his brother’s name was announced.