Catholic organizations had lobbied Pat Quinn to end the death penalty. The former governor was not previously aware of ...

In one case, Pope Leo XIV — then known as Bishop Robert Prevost — sided with victims of sexual abuse, locking horns with ...

As a bishop in Peru, Pope Leo XIV’s handling of two abuse cases was a study in contrasts, siding strongly with victims in one ...

Born Robert Prevost in Chicago, Pope Leo is the most famous White Sox fan in the world. He attended Game 1 of the 2005 World ...

Readers can look to the past to discover more about the man who became the first truly American Pope.

"What does the pope think about us being related? That's my question," one cousin said. "What does he think of us because ...

Catholic Bishop Robert Barron shared his thoughts on Pope Leo XIV's election and what it means for the Church's future.

We should approach Pope Leo XIV looking not for his alignment with the set of questions we bring to him, but with trust that ...

About two-thirds of American Catholics have a “very” or “somewhat” favorable view of Pope Leo, according to the new survey ...

The Vatican wanted a complete makeover of the vatican.va website. The catch was it had to be ready to launch with the ...

John Prevost points to an old photo of his brothers, including the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, left, during an interview with the Associated Press on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in New ...

This new pope? He’s an American, for one, ... It was Pope Francis who made Prevost a cardinal, and I’ll take that as a good sign of things to come, though who can really say.