The U.S.-born pope spent about a dozen years as a missionary in Peru and returned there later to serve as a bishop.

"The issue of work is of vital importance to the vast majority of people on the planet" and Pope Leo has made it clear that ...

As the Trump administration dismantles climate action and cuts funding to Indigenous peoples around the world — and far-right ...

I was coming from the gym around 9:30 a.m. I looked at my phone and my nephew had texted me notifying me that white smoke was ...

Prior to his elevation to the papacy, Leo XIV stayed out of the spotlight on certain reforms backed by his predecessor but ...

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

Pope Leo XIV, elected May 8, is the first pope from the Order of St. Augustine, also known as the Augustinians or OSA, an ...

Eastern and Latin alike — who, above all in the Middle East, persevere and remain in their homelands,” Leo said May 14.

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

The U.S. State Department says it generally presumes that U.S. citizens, even if they accept a foreign government post, want ...

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...