The first U.S. pope is a citizen of Peru, and the first U.S. bishop he appointed is a refugee from Vietnam. And next week, ...

The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV has called for priests, deacons and parish leaders to accompany migrants to ...

Rev. Michael Pham is urging faith leaders to attend migrant court hearings on June 20, saying their presence improves how ...

As Pope Leo XIV has already discovered, it's nearly impossible for a pope to stay above politics. And there's already every ...

Chicago is hosting a citywide celebration and mass on Saturday for the first American-and Chicago-born Pope. Why it matters: ...

Thousands of people from across the region gathered at the home of the Chicago White Sox Saturday to celebrate Pope Leo XIV with a mass and video message from the pontiff himself.

“So many people who suffer from different experiences of depression or sadness — they can discover that the love of God is ...

Pope Leo XIV shared a message of hope with his hometown of Chicago Saturday as he encouraged the crowd to make a difference ...

CHICAGO (RNS) — At Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox, some 30,000 celebrated a native son, Pope Leo XIV, Saturday ...

Through a distant maternal ancestor, who was born in the 1590s, Pope Leo is ninth cousins, various times removed, with some ...

A US bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV has instructed a group of priests and deacons in his district to accompany migrants to court, according to a Newsweek report. Appointed as Bishop of San Diego, ...

Pope Leo XIV will make a virtual appearance in his hometown Saturday in his first address to U.S. audiences since he was ...