As the first pope from the United States and a dual citizen of America and Peru, Pope Leo XIV — a native of the Windy City — ...

Repelled by American racism, thousands of free people of color bounced between New Orleans and Haiti in the 19th century.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Catholic Church, might play a significant role in American political debates, ...

Fight! “ The other introduced himself to the world with his first public word as pope: “Peace.” The contrast between ...

The new pope's eldest brother has come under scrutiny for inflammatory political posts—here's what we know about him.

Americans have been looking out for any indications on how the new pontiff will lead the 1.4 billion people making up the global Catholic Church.

Robert Francis Prevost, who led the Vatican office that selects and manages bishops around the world, has spent much of his ...

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss ...

Federal and local U.S. leaders congratulated Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, shortly after the announcement that an American would ...

All four of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandparents were “free people ... said he sees the pope’s roots as a reaffirmation ...