The new pope opposed letting women serve as deacons but endorsed some of his predecessor’s moves to expand their involvement.

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Thursday by the conclave to serve as pope, becoming Pope Leo XIV at the age of 69. Prevost, a missionary who dedicated his career to ministry in Peru ...

The deputy secretary of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference said he is “sure that the heart of Pope Leo XIV ... will greatly ...

How Leo confronts the lingering global crisis could be of particular interest to Catholics in the Philadelphia region.

The morning after John Prevost watched his younger brother Robert become Pope Leo XIV, he received a familiar phone call.

CHICLAYO, Peru — The people of northern Peru call him el obispo. Sometimes he is also Padre Prevost . Maybe when the shock ...

After the historic election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as history’s first American pope, old allegations of coverup and ...

Pope Leo XIV is facing criticism from survivors over his record on clergy sexual abuse while he served in Chicago and Peru.

The new pope, Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He’s been in positions of ...

Six weeks before American Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the activist group Survivors Network of those Abused ...

The new head of the global Roman Catholic Church was born in Chicago, but spent decades in Peru. He first arrived in 1985 as a young missionary in the mostly impoverished north, spending many of his f ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful ...