The presence of Catholic migrants and refugees “should be recognized and appreciated as a true divine blessing,” he wrote.

The Pope expressed his hopes and prayers for the Dominicans in the letter addressed to Dominican Father Gerard Francis ...

The arrival of Pope Leo XIV at Castel Gandolfo on July 6, 2025, marked the return of a papal summer retreat after more than a ...

A Special Conversation on a Historic Day On the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, something truly remarkable ...

For Robert Prevost, summer has turned out very differently than he imagined. Robert Prevost never imagined that the conclave ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the conclave of cardinals that gathered at the Vatican wasted little time choosing a new pope: Robert Prevost, 69, astoundingly a Chicago-born American, who ass… ...

As the world reacted to Thursday’s historic news that an American, Robert Prevost, would lead the Roman Catholic Church as Pope Leo XIV, Catholics in Tampa Bay and across Florida joined in the ...

About Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV was born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago in 1955. He is the first U.S. pope in the church's history, and is also a citizen of Peru, where he worked for many years.

About 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide have a new spiritual leader: Pope Leo XIV. The election of Robert Francis Prevost, who chose the name Leo XIV, as the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic ...

In his first public appearance, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV sent a message of continuity not only with his immediate successor, Pope Francis, but also with other popes, too. Appearing on the ...

Tampa Bay Catholics react to Pope Leo XIV with joy, reflection. News of the world’s first American pontiff rang out across Florida. ...