Amid the mostly joyous reception for Robert Prevost, who stunned the world when he emerged from the loggia of St. Peter’s as ...

The U.S.-born pope spent about a dozen years as a missionary in Peru and returned there later to serve as a bishop.

In a country where over 90% of the population identifies as Christian—and nearly three-quarters as Catholic—the election of a new pope is more than a Vatican affair. It's personal.

As the Catholic Church welcomes its first American pope, here are 10 things to know about Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert F. Prevost.

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