However, Martinez’s parents — the pope’s great-grandparents — were living in Louisiana ... Williams, a history professor at the University of Dayton, said she hopes that Leo’s ...

However, Martinez’s parents — the pope’s great-grandparents — were living in Louisiana ... Williams, a history professor at the University of Dayton, said she hopes that Leo's ...

The pope’s family history of “gens de couleur libre,” or free people of color, can be traced back to Opelousas, a ...

Previously, he served as the Diocesan Administrator in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux since January 2024, following the death ...

Many Catholics around the world were stunned when Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American, was elected pope. When his ...

I’m praying for this new pope from the United States who has roots in the 7th Ward. That was a mind-blowing moment for me,’ ...

How will Pope Leo XIV deal with the Catholic bishops in the US who resisted the pastoral priorities set by his Argentine ...

Pope Leo IV has appointed Msgr Simon Peter Engurait, a Uganda-born priest, as the new bishop of the Diocese of ...

Pope Leo XIV's record handling sex abuse cases while he was an Augustinian superior and bishop in Peru has come under renewed ...

But the pattern is a useful framework to consider the recent history of the papacy and to imagine its immediate future. It's too soon to know for sure, but early indications are that Pope Leo XIV ...

As Pope Leo XIV invokes his namesake’s legacy, the church confronts a new industrial revolution—fighting child labor, digital exploitation and global injustice with the enduring call to dignity and ...