Pope Leo XIV made history as the first U.S.-born pontiff but his election is being celebrated in Peru because of his ties to ...

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 ...

Peruvian gold output is expected to be significantly dented in the coming month due to a mining ban in a northern region of ...

Pope Leo XIV’s successor as bishop of Chiclayo in northern Peru yesterday rejected allegations that the new pontiff ever ...

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

Peru's president, Dina Voluarte, 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 ...

The new Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago, was entrusted by his predecessor Francis to head the Dicastery for Bishops, a key ...

Six weeks before American Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the activist group Survivors Network of those Abused ...

Social media users have been charmed by a video shared online of Pope Leo XIV from more than a decade ago of him singing songs in Peru, where he has dual nationality ...

Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as ...