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, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the ...

His leadership of the Vatican’s Justice and Peace Council, his influence on ethical economic thought ... Vatican treat such traits as liabilities when found in African leaders? The Catholic Church is ...

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

Joe Biden, who was the second Catholic U.S. president, told CNN he expects Pope Leo XIV, a friend of Pope Francis, to “keep moving the church in ... States’ global influence — both ...

As cardinals meet to elect a new pontiff, Euronews spoke to senior Catholic figures ... Middle East and North Africa tend to be more conservative compared to what the Church now extols as its ...

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.

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

The Catholic Church and federal government reacted vehemently to new legislation in Washington state that requires priests to report child abuse or neglect to law enforcement after learning about ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA)- On Thursday, applause erupted at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Mobile as men, women and students reacted to the long-awaited announcement of the new Pope. Robert Prevost of ...