Survivors say the new pontiff must urgently improve on Pope Francis’s complicated legacy by committing to transparency and ...

It strikes me as strange that our society strives to mold the Catholic Church in its image – centuries of tradition and deeply held beliefs be damned.

"The pope is Peruvian; God loves Peru," she said. Follow our live updates Pope Leo XIV marks new beginning for Catholic Church Continuity the key for Pope seen as unifier in the Church Who is the ...

But many people in the square looked puzzled at first, and the complete lack of phone coverage meant that most couldn't look ...

In Peru's capital, Lima ... one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. “He will be very sensitive to the social doctrine of the Church and will undoubtedly be attentive to the ...

Robert Francis Prevost – now Pope Leo XIV – is the first American elected to lead 1.4 billion Catholics around the world. He ...

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...

In Peru, he served as a prior ... Despite being elevated to one of the most powerful offices within the Catholic Church, Leo insisted that his identity remained rooted in service.

On the second day of the conclave, white smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel, meaning a new pope has been elected.

The Chicago-born pontiff is the first American to lead the Catholic Church, and while his positions on some of the church’s ...