VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When Cardinal Robert Prevost emerged from the loggia of St. Peter’s as Pope Leo XIV on Thursday (May 8), ...

Pope Leo was born in the United States, but for his adopted nation of Peru, he is a “Chiclayano” – a son of the bustling ...

Bishop Robert Prevost recalled his early meetings with Pope Francis when the latter was archbishop of Buenos Aires when they ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, succeeding the late Pope Francis.

The former neighbors of the newly elected pontiff describe him as an intelligent person ‘with a sense of humor and great ...

Standing on loggia of St. Peter’s basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved and appeared to hold back emotion May 8 ...

"Bishop Prevost was never the kind of bishop who gave orders from behind a desk," said Janinna Sesa Córdova, who led Caritas ...

Robert F. Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, has voted in Will County, Illinois, over the past 13 years ...

Bishop Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, celebrated Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in ...

Attendees at the Mass shouted "¡Viva el Papa León!" ("Long live Pope Leo!") and "¡El papa es chiclayano!" ("The pope is a ...

Leo also means “Lion.” Online sources say a lion symbolizes “courage, strength, power, leadership and majesty. In some ...

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...