He got on very well with seminarians,” Meléndez said. “He was very open, reliable, sympathetic — and he loved talking to everyone in person.” ...

Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, is a native of Chicago who spent the first third of his life in the United States before his ministry took him to Peru and, more recently, to ...

Pope Leo XIV spent two decades ministering in Peru. He became part of Peruvian society and, eventually, a leader within it.

Pope Leo says family is based on ‘union between a man and a woman’ - The new pontiff has affirmed core Catholic teachings on marriage and abortion ...

The elevation of Pope Leo XIV has sparked an atmosphere of jubilation at Villanova University, his alma mater.

On top of the weighty tasks assumed by Pope Leo XIV upon his election as pontiff, the Middle East's most senior churchmen ...

Habemus Papam.” “I announce to you a great joy: We have a Pope.” On Thursday, May 8, 2025, with that famous Latin formula, ...

Key dates in life and ministry. From Chicago to Peru, serving as bishop and then prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops.

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...

A new global streaming platform for faith-driven content will launch worldwide May 28 and serve as the exclusive streaming ...

American Catholics rejoice as Cardinal Robert F. Prevost from Chicago is elected as Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead ...

Discover the reaction of Arkansas Catholics to the historic appointment of Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope in the ...