Chicago is to fete its first pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost turned Leo XIV, on Saturday. "A unique celebration for the ...

In the moment, the man who will go on to become the most recognizable religious leader in the world looks nervous. He looks ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago has scheduled a Mass and a special program June 14 to celebrate the election and inauguration ...

Through a distant maternal ancestor, who was born in the 1590s, Pope Leo is ninth cousins, various times removed, with some ...

This chart was prepared by Henry Louis Gates Jr., American Ancestors and the Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami. It reflects the ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope who was elected such in early May, was quickly discovered to be a White Sox fan. It was ...

He is the first American pope and he took Pope Leo XIV as his papal name. Soon thereafter, it was confirmed Provest is a ...

After the white smoke cleared, Brown papal historian David Kertzer reflected on the significance of an American pope, how the ...

By then, Considine had become head of the U.S. bishops’ Latin America Bureau. He worked with the onetime Catholic priest and ...

Pope Leo XIV has taken a swipe at Donald Trump's travel ban during his weekly Sunday sermon. Last week, the US President ...

One of the greatest challenges facing Pope Leo XIV is financial. He has inherited the Holy See’s chronic, 50 million to 60 ...

The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds, and it's got a very big budget problem. It primarily finances the ...