Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago. He is of French, Italian and Spanish descent. He spent years working as a ...

Pope Leo XIV’s focus on refugees and his pluralistic background may offer a different view of U.S. values from the ...

Leo’s commitments present a challenge to the nationalism and isolationism currently promoted by the White House.

A sign from the Vatican! On the evening of May 8, 2025, white smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican ...

When Father Tony Ricard watched the new pope deliver his first address to the faithful Thursday in St. Peter’s Square, he ...

His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected Pope Leo XIV, marking the first American to hold the position.

“Whichever pope will be elected, it has to be about the glory of God, not about being whichever cultural, race or gender ...

According to Vatican News, Pope Leo XIV's coat of arms is intended to reflect his Augustinian roots and the values he seeks ...

Pope Leo XIV is the first Pope from the Order of St. Augustine, which suggests he will promote peace and dialogue.

Here is a list of the garments you may see the new pope wearing once he steps out onto the central balcony of St. Peter’s ...