Father Robert Prevost first arrived in Peru in 1985 during a time of crisis, the aftermath of devastating El Niño rains that ...

Peru's president, Dina Boluarte, described Pope Leo as Peruvian "by choice and conviction". "The pope is Peruvian; God loves ...

Peruvians are elated after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country was elected ...

CHICLAYO, Peru — The people of northern Peru call him el obispo. Sometimes he is also Padre Prevost . Maybe when the shock ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Thursday by the conclave to serve as pope, becoming Pope Leo XIV at the age of 69. Prevost, a missionary who dedicated his career to ministry in Peru ...

New pope's deliberate decision to identify with Peru in particular and the Global South generally is no accident ...

The small city of Chiclayo in northern Peru was bustling with excitement on Friday (May 9), with businesses and locals ...

Pope Leo XIV's election as the leader of the Catholic Church is being celebrated in Chiclayo, the city in northern Peru that ...

Before ascending to lead the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV — formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost — grew up in Chicago, ...

Pope Leo XIV, or Papa León 14, has been selected to lead the Catholic Church and its 1.4 billion congregation worldwide.

In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, uttered from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, Leo said, “Peace be with you, ...

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