CHICLAYO, Peru — Walkiria Garcia was 14 years old when she made her confirmation in the Catholic Church, an already ...

Pope Leo XIV might be "gringo" by birth but ask the people from Chiclayo, Peru, and the man is decidedly Peruvian.

I am a Peruvian who embraced America, and the pope is an American who embraced Peru.

Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops — a role with no global visibility.

The new leader of the Catholic Church, American Robert Francis Prevost Martinez, has a surprisingly strong connection with ...

Pope Leo XIV has never been accused of abuse, but has been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse have ...

Monseñor Robert” helped the poor, trekked into the Andes and spread his faith. “He always provided words of hope.” ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes first U.S. pope, Pope Leo XIV, amid controversy and comparisons to predecessors.

For years before becoming Pope Leo XIV — as a parish priest and then bishop in Peru — Robert Prevost built ties with ...

With a culture as rich as Peru’s, you can see it, and you can hear it. So when the world started learning more about the new pope, they thought he was just a cardinal from Chicago.

Residents in the Peruvian town of Chiclayo chant "long live the pope!" hailing the election of their adoptive son, who for ...