In a country where over 90% of the population identifies as Christian—and nearly three-quarters as Catholic—the election of a new pope is more than a Vatican affair. It's personal.

As the Catholic Church welcomes its first American pope, here are 10 things to know about Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert F. Prevost.

Father Robert "Bob" Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, presided over the baptism of his three sons in 2014 in a small town in ...

In the Paul VI Hall, the pontiff met with Eastern Catholics together with their patriarchs and metropolitans, who are in Rome ...

Archbishop Nelson Pérez, along with educators and pastors in the region, share their impressions and memories of the first American elected pope.

"He knows everyone, and we all know him — that made it especially meaningful."The Shrine at Saint AugustineThe shrine, run by ...

The world No1, who is into the quarter-finals of his first event since his three-month anti-doping ban expired, made the ...

The newly elected head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, is from Chicago -- and one Windy City-based restaurant chain is ...

Michael J. O’Loughlin is executive director of Outreach, an LGBTQ Catholic publication, and author of “Hidden Mercy: AIDS, ...

Eastern and Latin alike — who, above all in the Middle East, persevere and remain in their homelands,” Leo said May 14.

A special mass at St. John the Evangelist honored Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago and has deep ties to Latin America.

Among his first messages, Pope Leo XIV expressed his intention to strengthen the Catholic Church's ties with the Jewish ...