Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

While he has been to the Philippines several times before he became Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost’s return to the ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Philadelphia Filipinos had been rooting for Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to be the next pope and are disappointed.

Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual ...

Yes, Robert Francis Prevost, who is now Pope Leo XIV, has already been in the Philippines, but his connection to Filipinos is ...

The Catholic Church has a new leader and congratulations are pouring in as Pope Leo XIV prepares to celebrate his first Mass ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, a native of the Philippines, is known for his progressive stances, emphasis on social justice and affinity for people.

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

This office, which was created in 1622 to oversee Catholic missions in the New World ... This is where appointments are confirmed, priests and religious orders are supervised, and funding is ...