African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV. The Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and ...

Brother Ken Kalinowski, principal of De La Salle Collegiate in Warren, knew Pope Leo XIV during their time together at ...

Pope Leo XIV is not new to Kenya, and his most recent visit showed the love he has for the country. A few months later, he ...

Catholic Church leaders in Africa remember Francis as a pontiff who kept the continent close to his heart, advocating for its ...

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago-born missionary, was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic ...

Robert Prevost of the U.S. is the new Catholic pontiff, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. The Chicago-born cardinal ministered in ...

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...

A two-thirds majority is needed to be elected pope, and this means that if the number of electors holds at 133, the winner ...

At a university ... been a Catholic since birth. She hopes the next pope will continue to embrace everyone regardless of their background and sexual orientation. Human rights groups in Kenya ...