Multiple outlets reported this week that the maternal grandparents of Robert Prevost were described as people of color in ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, is the first U.S.-born pope in the Church's history. Here's how readers reacted to ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said, “I join Catholics around the world in congratulating Pope Leo XIV, the first American ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He’s been in positions of ...

The US Catholic Church may ultimately pose some of the most serious challenges for the new pope. Read more at ...

Necco Wafers are displayed in Boston. A class action suit was filed Friday, July 27, 2018, on behalf of workers who lost ...

The new pope, Chicago area native Robert Prevost, has faced criticism for not doing more to encourage his religious order, ...

Monsignor Anthony Mancini from the Diocese of Providence said he was shocked to learn that Pope Leo XIV is from the United States, calling it a great honor for the country and the Catholic Church.

The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the ...

Pope Leo XIV is certainly a very busy man. The newly named leader of the Roman Catholic Church, formerly Cardinal Robert ...

Local Catholics are expressing cautious optimism about the leadership of Pope Leo XIV, who will be honored at a mass Friday night at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.