A new photo of Leo XIV stands by frescoes representing past papal visits to a Virgin Mary icon in the Sanctuary of Our Mother ...

WUWM's Making Wisconsin series dives into the history of sanctuary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and our country with Sergio ...

Cardinal Prevost's choice of the name Leo links him to Leo XIII, a 19th-century champion of social justice. It also recalls ...

Pope Leo XIV condemned the spectre of a “third world war” in his first Sunday address, addressing international crises just ...

Vatican City, Holy See—Leo XIV prayed at the tomb of Pope Francis on Saturday, just two days after being elected new head of ...

It's the biggest victory for the struggling Chicago White Sox in a long time: Pope Leo XIV is a White Sox fan.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass on Friday, a day after his historic election as the first U.S.-born pope in the ...

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Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, previously led a Catholic ...