Pope Leo XIV spent two decades ministering in Peru. He became part of Peruvian society and, eventually, a leader within it.

Pedro Vásquez is one of the religious figures closest to Robert Prevost, and has even seen him cry. The two friends ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...

He got on very well with seminarians,” Meléndez said. “He was very open, reliable, sympathetic — and he loved talking to everyone in person.” ...

A registered Republican in Illinois, Prevost can walk both sides of the aisle, talking with both progressives and conservatives. Not that he was a compromise candidate. It would have taken more than ...

During the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, where bishops, archbishops, and abbots convened in 1884 to, among other issues ...

The women who have worked closely with Prevost in recent years have praised his leadership style, ability to listen and ...

A new global streaming platform for faith-driven content will launch worldwide May 28 and serve as the exclusive streaming ...

Habemus Papam.” “I announce to you a great joy: We have a Pope.” On Thursday, May 8, 2025, with that famous Latin formula, ...

Pope Leo says family is based on ‘union between a man and a woman’ - The new pontiff has affirmed core Catholic teachings on ...

Those from the Chicago-area close to Pope Leo XIV are making their way to Rome for his installation Mass Sunday. A teacher from Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox leaves for Rome Friday.

"May he help end wars in Ukraine, the Middle East, and prevent conflict between India and Pakistan," Ecumenical Patriarch ...