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

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

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful ...

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

Pope Francis at the University of Nairobi grounds on November ... she designed a mitre that merged Samburu culture with Catholic symbolism. Even before Pope Francis landed in Kenya, the mitre was ...

Prof Elijah Omwenga has been appointed the substantive vice chancellor of the Open University of Kenya (OUK), ending his one-and-a-half-year service in an acting capacity. The university council ...

Catholic University of America Professor Michael New told The College Fix via email he was “saddened to hear about the passing of Pope Francis.” However, “one downside to the Papacy of Pope ...

Silas Mwale Isenjia is a Kenyan journalist with a great zeal and interest for Catholic Church related communication. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics, Media and Communication from Moi ...

The most memorable part of his trip to Kenya was when Pope Francis celebrated a rain-soaked Mass at the University of Nairobi, attended by thousands of Catholic faithful. Pope Francis waving to a ...

president of The Catholic University of America, in a statement. “He called for education that forms missionary disciples prepared to address contemporary challenges with intellectual rigor and ...