We pray for the Pope. We pray that he'll be a great pastor and a great beacon of hope and light to the world,” said Father Tim Holeda of Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More.

In Chicago, New Orleans and beyond, elated worshipers and priests celebrated their immediate sense of connection with Pope ...

At services on Sunday, some Catholics took particular pride in the election of the first American pontiff, who has familial ...

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

“Robert Prevost was a missionary bishop who gave himself fully to his people and who played an important role in the church of his new country, Peru. In fact, he became a Peruvian citizen,” Canadian ...

Miami's Haitian community celebrated Pope Leo XIV's first Sunday sermon with pride, honoring his Haitian roots.

America's most European city is buzzing over the news that the Catholic Church's new pope is not only from the U.S. but also has Haitian and Creole ancestors from New Orleans.

Truth is, many parishes in Europe are growing. But others are dying. As one theologian noted in a 1969 German radio interview ...

Pope Leo XIV, or Papa León 14, has been selected to lead the Catholic Church and its 1.4 billion congregation worldwide.

The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also ...