From priest to pope—will his missionary past define him as the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, or will Pope Leo become ...

Watchable on Vatican News’ YouTube channels, the film is valuable not only for what it tells us about the past, but hints at ...

Leo XIV, a native of Chicago, can use his American upbringing to enhance significantly his papal ministry, but he must be ...

The Peruvian bishops have officially invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Peru, assuring him that “his presence will renew the hope ...

With less than two months in office following his election to the papacy in May, Pope Leo XIV has been formally invited to ...

"For Catholics in this country, I think there is a blessing in welcoming a pope for whom we may have a natural affinity but ...

Then-Bishop Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — shakes hands with Lucho Espejo of Fargo’s Friends of Chimbote mission following a Dec. 5, 2015, beatification Mass in Peru honoring three ...

Peruvian Auxiliary Bishop Lizardo Estrada Herrera of Cuzco poses in front of a depiction of St. Augustine in the lobby of the Augustinian curia near St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican May 10, 2025.

Interest in Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States, has been steady, and so have the inquiries into joining the U.S. provinces of the men's Order of St. Augustine.

For Pope Leo, who spent some 30 years as a missionary in Peru before being brought to the Vatican, Cipriani is one clear case that stands as a litmus test for how the Church under his leadership ...

LIMA, Peru — Pope Leo XIV hasn’t forgotten his responsibilities as a Peruvian citizen: He updated his national registration information Friday with his new Vatican address and a headshot.