A photo of newly elected Pope Leo XIV adorned a wall above one of the late Pope Francis in Chiclayo, Peru. Brazilian ...

Francis’ papacy honored Latin American Catholics killed for their social justice work, a theologian explains – and Leo may ...

Peruvians have celebrated the election of a man many knew as a missionary and bishop during his 2 decades of service in the ...

Despite being the first pope from America, a country where the Catholic Church is known for its relative conservatism, Pope ...

The late pope’s attention to geographic detail led to what was described as the most diverse conclave in the history of the ...

Prior to his elevation to the papacy, Leo XIV stayed out of the spotlight on certain reforms backed by his predecessor but ...

As the Trump administration dismantles climate action and cuts funding to Indigenous peoples around the world — and far-right ...

The Catholic Church has entered a new historic era with the election of American-Peruvian Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th ...

Fr. Thomas Reese used to be certain no American would be elected pope. Now, he admits, he has been proved wrong with this new ...

Last week was quite special for the estimated 1.2 billion Catholics around the world when white smoke billowed across St.

Robert Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV on May 8, 2025, following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025.