Pope Leo XIV gave his first homily at a Mass on Friday, one day after he was selected by a conclave of cardinals at the Vatican to lead the Catholic Church. The first U.S. pope in history said he ...

"May we all work together towards the place where God has prepared for us," he said, according to a translation from NBC News. He stressed the need to "build bridges" with "dialogue" and "love ...

In addition to being the spiritual leader for what the church says is roughly 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, Leo is also the head of what ... citizenship in August 2015, the month before ...

This dual citizenship status, coupled with his new position as head of the Vatican ... and Civil Status. Leo was granted Peruvian citizenship in August 2015, the month before Pope Francis ...

A mere two days after taking in a moment of history the Catholic Church and Chicago will never forget, area native Pope Leo XIV will be visited by his brothers in Rome - including New Lenox ...

In addition to being the spiritual leader for what the church says is roughly 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, Leo is also the head of ... Peruvian citizenship in August 2015, the month before ...

Pope Leo XIV's election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally thorny, position of being an American citizen who now is also a foreign ...