I share an ancestral connection with Pope Leo XIV. What does that story say about race, religion, and ancestry in America?

Michael Pham knows what it feels like to struggle for breath in a cloud of tear gas. Pham was born in Vietnam in 1967 as the war reached a boiling point, and his family repeatedly tried to flee the ...

Reports that the new leader of the Catholic Church has mixed African ancestry offer a fascinating antidote to President Trump’s attacks on diversity in America.

There’s no record the new pope ever identified as Black, and he may never have researched his family’s roots in New Orleans.

A new biography of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States, will be available May 21 from EWTN and is now available for preorder.

I would suspect that people are very proud that Chicago produced a pope, and it testifies to the fact that there’s a lot of ...

Experts had said it was to be a short conclave, but no one expected to have a new Pope that quickly. Leo XIV (born Robert ...

ROME — As the universal Church celebrates the gift of the new Pope, there is one university in Rome where the joy is felt a little more deeply: Pope Leo XIV’s alma mater. The Pontifical University of ...

Pope Leo XIV’s full title may be a mouthful-“Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles…”-but Chicago’s favorite mouthful might just be his namesake sandwich.

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich says Pope Leo XIV will prioritize the environment and needs of immigrants, citing major themes throughout the pontiff’s homily during his inaugural Mass on Sunday. The ...

The Trump administration seeks to improve ties by working with Pope Leo XIV on ending the Ukraine war and de-emphasizing ...

Popes -- they’re just like us? Not exactly, but you wouldn’t know that by the American fanfare surrounding the newly minted ...