Harvard University Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a deep dive into the pope's past in New York Times Magazine piece.

According to Gates Jr., Pope Leo is also related to Boucher de Grandpre, who fought against the British during the ...

A US bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV has instructed a group of priests and deacons in his district to accompany migrants to ...

NEW: The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at ...

Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveowners: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals.

Pope Leo XIV has helped sell out a stadium show in Chicago with a promised virtual appearance—scheduled for the same day as a ...

Archbishop James P. Green may not be a familiar name to American Catholics, but the Philadelphia native has played a significant role on the world stage, ...

After the white smoke cleared, Brown papal historian David Kertzer reflected on the significance of an American pope, how the ...

How will Pope Leo XIV deal with the Catholic bishops in the US who resisted the pastoral priorities set by his Argentine ...

I’m praying for this new pope from the United States who has roots in the 7th Ward. That was a mind-blowing moment for me,’ ...

COMMENTARY: Not since 1808 when Bishop John Carroll was the bishop of Baltimore — then the only diocese in the United States ...