The first occasion was in the year 800 when Leo III placed a crown on his head and proclaimed him emperor of a reborn Roman ...

The election of the first US pope is a godsend to businesses in Rome, as big-spending pilgrims flocking to the Vatican are ...

Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms of Pope Francis’ ...

Survivors say Pope Leo must commit to transparency in investigations of priests accused of sexual abuse. His record on doing ...

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - An Evansville seminary student can say something most people never can, he’s met the Pope. It was a special moment, in the summer of 2024, for Nathan Folz and other ...

Peruvians have celebrated the election of a man many knew as a missionary and bishop during his 2 decades of service in the ...

Almost a week after Cardinal Robert Prevost was announced as the new Pope Leo XIV, people are still talking about the first pope to come from the United States. The Most Rev. Dennis Walsh, bishop ...

While it is interesting and perhaps a point of pride that the new Pope Leo XIV was born in the United States, most of the U.S ...

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

As details of Pope Leo XIV's past life come to light many are struck by his Chicago roots and his Chicago-ness.

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