New pontiff Robert Francis Prevost embraces a long Catholic tradition of standing with laborers by picking Leo as his name | ...

The new pope's eldest brother has come under scrutiny for inflammatory political posts—here's what we know about him.

Repelled by American racism, thousands of free people of color bounced between New Orleans and Haiti in the 19th century.

Two Americans, two global visions. President Trump and newly elected Pope Leo XIV now stand as the most powerful political ...

The motto of one newly elected American world leader: " Fight! " The other introduced himself to the world with his first ...

The Young Pope effectively predicted the first American pope 9 years before it happened, and here's what else the show got ...

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

Most of us can think back to the public schools and those teachers who had a positive influence on us. The teachers took ...