Francis tenaciously clung to the challenging words of the gospel, which were the lens through which he viewed the world. We ...

Three Popes, Paul VI, John Paul II, and Francis, have visited Uganda, making it the only country in sub-Saharan Africa to ...

The pope must defend the family from the state‘s attacks while promoting peace and asserting independence from state power.

Pope Leo XIV travels to Castel Gandalfo, where he pays a visit to the Borgo Laudato Sì, an area of the papal residence ...

Born Robert Francis Prevost and raised in Chicago, he is the first American to ascend to the papacy. He is a product of an ...

In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor ... replace culture warriors favored by Popes Benedict XVI and John Paul II. "I think it is going to be exciting to see a different kind of American ...

Prevost, 69, was elected Thursday to be the pontiff to succeed Pope Francis, choosing the name Pope Leo XIV and becoming the first American pope in the Catholic Church's 2,000-year history.