The peoples of our world desire peace,” Pope Leo XIV said, “and to their leaders I appeal with all my heart: Let us meet, let ...

Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago as Robert Francis Prevost, is Black. He is a descendant of Creoles in New Orleans, including ...

Prior to his elevation to the papacy, Leo XIV stayed out of the spotlight on certain reforms backed by his predecessor but ...

Pope Leo XIV, elected May 8, is the first pope from the Order of St. Augustine, also known as the Augustinians or OSA, an ...

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday offered to mediate between leaders of countries at war, promising to "make every effort so that ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S. pope, descends from Creole and free people of color in Louisiana, highlighting complex issues to ...

When news broke that Pope Leo XIV had Black and Creole ancestry, the internet practically collapsed. How could this white man ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is now known to be of African ancestry, part of a growing picture Americans are ...

On May 13, 1985, a Philadelphia police helicopter bombed the fortified house of a radical organization, MOVE, to end a ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on Monday released an Israeli-American soldier who had been held hostage in Gaza for ...

Though family trees show that the author is related to the new pope, there are some relatives he's less proud to have.

Pope Leo XIV has reopened the papal apartment at the Vatican after the death of Pope Francis. The apartment is in the ...