From priest to pope—will his missionary past define him as the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, or will Pope Leo become ...

Watchable on Vatican News’ YouTube channels, the film is valuable not only for what it tells us about the past, but hints at ...

Father Robert Prevost’s early years in Peru shaped his ministry and vision for the church—but few know the brutal reality he ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native who spent his career ministering in Peru, has been elected the new Pope, becoming the first American to be named pontiff in the Catholic Church’s 2,000 ...

From jeans-wearing missionary to Pope: Robert Prevost's journey in Peru was shaped by love, community, and resilience amidst conflict ...

Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has a patchwork background that speaks to the melting pot that is the United States — and his birthplace, the city of Chicago.

The<a href=" "target="_blank"> Vatican's documentary about the life of <a href=" Pope Leo XIV as a missionary in Peru before being chosen as pontiff premiered in three languages on Friday.

The selection on Thursday of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, arrived, as my mother put it to me, as a gift from God. Though American-born, the new pope spent years working in my native Peru and ...

Robert Prevost is now Pope Leo XIV. He is the first American to lead the Catholic Church. Prevost was born in Chicago. He served as a missionary in Peru. His experience in Latin America and the US ...

FILE - Bishop Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, leads the celebration anniversary of the Diocese in Chulucanas, Peru, Aug. 12, 2024.

The journey of Bob Prevost of the South Side of Chicago to Pope Leo XIV of the Holy See could not have been foreseen when the new pope was a Chicago kid in the 1960s or when he was a math major at ...