Cardinal Prevost's choice of the name Leo links him to Leo XIII, a 19th-century champion of social justice. It also recalls ...

Pope Leo XIV called Monday for the release of jailed journalists and urged reporters against using words that fan hatred, as ...

Chicago’s Robert Prevost made history as Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope. Here's a rundown of how the city's brands ...

Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and ...

Pope Leo XIV expresses solidarity with imprisoned journalists and affirms 'precious gift of free speech and the press.' ...

Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, Leo, the first American pope, is expected to deliver remarks to members of ...

At services on Sunday, some Catholics took particular pride in the election of the first American pontiff, who has familial ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV lived in St. Louis, Missouri, in the 1970s while studying to become a priest. He was in a parish ...

Across Chicago, Sunday churchgoers returned to pews still stunned and elated about the election of a native of the city’s South Side to the papacy.

When Pope Leo XIV dined out as a bishop in the Peruvian town of Chiclayo, his appetite was big and his tips came in the form of blessings rather than ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago and one of the 10 U.S. cardinal electors at the conclave that elected the ...