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Pope Leo XIV made a surprise visit Saturday to a sanctuary south of Rome that is dedicated to the Madonna and of significance to his Augustinian order. Townspeople of Genazzano gathered in the ...

While President Trump welcomed the U.S.-born cardinal as the new pope, top Trump allies criticized Leo XIV for his similarities to Pope Francis. By Tim Balk When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost ...

Our live coverage of Pope Leo’s first mass as pontiff has wrapped for the day. Read more about the day’s events here. The Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru — where Robert Prevost once served as ...

(RNS) — Census records for Leo's maternal grandparents hint at the complexity of Creole identity and of Black identity in America. (RNS) — As a Chicago-born missionary to Peru, Robert Francis ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue with some ...

Editor's Note: For the latest updates onPope Leo XIV's first full day as pontiff, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Friday, May 9. Pope Leo XIV marked his first full day as leader of the 1.4-billion ...

The morning after John Prevost watched his younger brother Robert become Pope Leo XIV, he received a familiar phone call. The new pope — who calls John every day — was well aware of the global ...

While Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, records show that his family lineage has deep roots in Louisiana. When his maternal great-grandmother was just a baby, she was baptized in 1840 at ...

Vatican City — Pope Leo XIV says he chose his papal name as a nod to the Catholic Church‘s last Leo, who stood as a source of stability and guidance during the industrial revolution.

Pope Leo signals he will press ahead with Francis' agenda Leo asks world's cardinals to commit to Church reforms Pope says Church should take lead against AI Cardinal says Vatican-China deal also ...

These are some blessed bobbleheads. Two Pope Leo bobbleheads were unveiled Friday by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum. The limited-edition papal creations are on presale for $30 ...