Peruvians have celebrated the election of a man many knew as a missionary and bishop during his 2 decades of service in the ...

Few, if any, Latin Americans show up on the speculative lists of who might be elected as the supreme pontiff, or “papabile.” ...

COMMENTARY: Pope Francis’ successor should address four main aspects: persecution, social doctrine, missionary withering and ...

The Chicago-born pope has dual citizenship in the U.S. and Peru, where he was a missionary and a bishop. | Opinion ...

For Vatican experts, the election of American Robert Francis Prevost Martinez as the new pope sends clear political and symbolic signals both within and outside the Catholic world ...

Most stories about Pope Francis mention that he made history as the first pontiff from Latin America. In fact, Francis was ...

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

For the Catholic faithful across Latin America, Pope Francis was iconic for many reasons. Not only is Catholicism the major ...

The role of the pope surprisingly combines the roles of a CEO and a CMO in business. As the chief executive, you set policy, ...

Fr. Thomas Reese used to be certain no American would be elected pope. Now, he admits, he has been proved wrong with this new ...

New Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost, 79 years old, is a curious figure of a "Latin American Yankee" - and for this ...