In his first formal audience on Saturday, Leo made clear he will follow in the modernizing reforms of his predecessor, Pope Francis, to make the Catholic Church inclusive, attentive to the faithful, ...

Between 2015 and 2023, then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost shepherded the Diocese of Chiclayo through some of its most difficult ...

Pope Leo XIV came out May 8, 2025 to the balcony of the Sistine Chapel wearing the traditional garb for a new pope, a red ...

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior cardinal deacon announced. The 69-year-old Chicago native is the first ...

I almost passed out twice – twice – because to be living next to the pope, that’s real serious,” Kareem Davis told WBBM ...

With this one simple Latin word – literally, I accept — Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost, Chicago native, a priest of the religious order known as the Augustinians, missionary to Peru, Cardinal of the ...

The announcement that an American cardinal had been elected Roman Catholic Church's 267th pope had special meaning for a ...

Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting with cardinals since his May 8 election and offered a glimpse into his vision for the ...

After celebrating his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV is slated to have a full schedule in the coming days. His next engagement is expected to be a May 10 meeting with cardinals. He'll then have midday ...

Pope Leo XIV has laid out the vision of his papacy, and he has identified artificial intelligence as one of the most critical ...

By Farooq A. KperogiIn the aftermath of Pope Francis’ death, many Africans on the continent and in the diaspora wondered if the Catholic Church would, for a change, elect a Black Pope. Well, they got ...