From Polish pilgrimage trails to French vineyards, the places popes come from often gain new meaning. With the announcement ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost made history on May 8, 2025, when he stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost from the United States has been elected the new pope of the Catholic Church, making him the ...

A successor to Pope Francis had been elected. But there will be a short wait before his identity becomes clear.

Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) In his first appearance as Pope Leo XIV on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, the man born Robert Francis Prevost spoke for 10 minutes in Italian. Then he transitioned to Spanish ...

The new leader of the Catholic Church, American Robert Francis Prevost Martinez, has a surprisingly strong connection with ...

Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.

Among the unforgettable memories of Peru that Pope Leo XIV treasures, the most notable is its irresistible cuisine, which ...