Black and Creole Catholics in the U.S. say that a pope who holds these multiple identities is just what the Catholic Church ...

The new Pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, who began digging in the archives and discovered ...

The split has grown wider in recent years as a growing segment of conservative Catholics becomes increasingly vocal and assertive. Pope Francis saw his popularity decline in the US over time as the ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was chosen on May 8 by cardinals in a conclave at the Vatican, which wrapped up in less than ...

Catholic leaders across Africa are expressing excitement at the election of the first American as Pope Leo XIV.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a longtime missionary in Latin America, was unexpectedly elected as the new pope on Thursday, becoming the first U.S. pope and taking the name Leo XIV. Africa responds, ...

While an African pope would be a historically stunning development, just one of the drawbacks is that no African cardinal holds a major office in the Vatican.