Pope Leo XIV's former surname, Prevost, immediately piqued the interest of Jari Honora, a certified genealogist and a family historian for the Historic New Orleans Collection museum.

Between 2015 and 2023, then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost shepherded the Diocese of Chiclayo through some of its most difficult ...

"The true grandeur of the church ... is alive in the rich variety of her members in union with her one head, Christ," Pope ...

(OSV News) — This is the full text of the first address that Pope Leo XIV gave to the College of Cardinals May 10, 2025.

The Church has been blessed once again with a beloved shepherd to lead us in faith and unity," said New Jersey Cardinal ...

How many people on Thursday, May 8, while waiting for the cardinals to elect a new pope, said, "It will never be an American!

Pope Leo's first public words, "Peace be with you," could not have been "a more kind, a more gentle, a more pastoral opening," said one papal historian.

Catholic groups from around the nation are elated by the newly chosen Pope Leo XIV, while assuring him of their prayers and ...

Looking at the challenges that the church in the United States is facing, "I hope to be able to respond to them with healthy ...

"It was a very impressive ecclesial, spiritual and human experience," Chilean Cardinal Fernando Chomalí said about the ...

The seagulls perched on the Sistine Chapel rooftop undoubtedly saw the white smoke first. But it didn't take long for the ...

Most of the U.S.-based cardinals who participated in the conclave that elected him said nationality was not a factor.