Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, left, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, appears with, from left, Master of Ceremonies Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Cardinal Vinko ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after ...

Last week was quite special for the estimated 1.2 billion Catholics around the world when white smoke billowed across St. Peter’s Square, telling the world that the conclave of cardinals united behind ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse – sexual, spiritual or abuse of authority — and called for “transparent processes” to ...

From Robert to Leo” recounts various little-known episodes from Pope Leo XIV’s life, including the day he was reported dead.

LIMA, Peru — Peruvians were elated Thursday after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country and they see as one of their own was elected pope. Pope Leo XIV ...

May 9—LIMA — Over the past two millenia, there have only been 267 who have been bestowed the title of Bishop of Rome, or Pope, but on Thursday, Pope Leo XIV, 69, became the first to be born in the ...

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday. LIMA, Peru — Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any ...