I truly believe Pope Leo will be very supportive of the renewal and of other lay movements,” said Shayne Bennett of Holy ...

Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveowners: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals.

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

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

"What does the pope think about us being related? That's my question," one cousin said. "What does he think of us because ...

Chicago’s elation over the hometown boy’s election led to a huge party for the first U.S. pope, who will begin to chart his ...

The Vatican credited the Sino-Vatican deal, signed in September 2019 and renewed for a third time in October 2024, for Lin ...

VATICAN CITY — As a bishop in Peru, Robert Prevost was often on the lookout for used cars that he could buy cheap and fix up ...

Angelique Walker-Smith is senior associate for Pan African and Orthodox Church engagement at Bread for the World. This week, she speaks to the impact of the death of Pope Francis in Africa and the ...

Abuse experts and survivors express a mix of tentative hopes and low expectations for how Pope Leo might address disciplining ...

The Congo is one of the largest rivers on earth and presents vast opportunities for hydropower generation. This video ...

Archbishop James P. Green may not be a familiar name to American Catholics, but the Philadelphia native has played a ...