with a short detour in Spanish to send special greetings to the Peruvian diocese of Chiclayo, which he served from 2012 to ...

The celebration vibrated with joy following the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Martínez — both a U.S. and ...

The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of ...

Pope Leo XIV's former diocese reacted with jubilation when it was announced that their former bishop had been named the new head of the Catholic Church, and it was all captured on video.

"Bishop Prevost was never the kind of bishop who gave orders from behind a desk," said Janinna Sesa Córdova, who led Caritas ...

Attendees at the Mass shouted "¡Viva el Papa León!" ("Long live Pope Leo!") and "¡El papa es chiclayano!" ("The pope is a ...

The new pope may be born in the United States, but he has deeps root in Peru, where he lived for 20 years, as a missionary, and then as bishop of the city of Chiclayo. Cardinal Robert Prevost even ...

Leo also means “Lion.” Online sources say a lion symbolizes “courage, strength, power, leadership and majesty. In some ...

Standing on loggia of St. Peter’s basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved and appeared to hold back emotion May 8 ...

In the small Peruvian town of Eten, the faithful flock every year to celebrate an apparent 17th century miracle featuring ...

Leo XIV was a choice few saw coming, and is a figure of humility, steadiness and introspective strength, writes Bronagh Ann ...

Pope Leo was born in the United States, but for his adopted nation of Peru, he is a “Chiclayano” – a son of the bustling ...