As a missionary and bishop in Peru, the future Pope Leo came face-to-face with one of the most serious and far-reaching scandals in the church in Latin ...

An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck central Peru on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of damage in the nearest town, Puquio, in the Andean region of Ayacucho, due to its depth, the ...

When white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on 8 May, few outside ecclesiastical circles recognized the name Robert Francis Prevost. However joy erupted in Trujillo, Chiclayo, and among the dusty ...

Peru’s state-run oil company failed to attract any bids to develop an oil field that overlaps ancestral territories of ...

Fye The Catholic Messenger To Sister Phyllis Morris, a Clinton Franciscan, newly elected Pope Leo XIV is “Bob ...Read More ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In his first appearance as Pope Leo XIV on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, the man born Robert Francis Prevost spoke for 10 minutes in Italian. Then he transitioned to Spanish ...

Peruvians have celebrated the election of a man many knew as a missionary and bishop during his 2 decades of service in the ...

Days after his election, a wave of misinformation has emerged across social media and various news outlets, falsely linking ...

Days after his election, a wave of misinformation has emerged across social media and various news outlets, falsely linking ...

Pope Leo was born in the United States, but for his adopted nation of Peru, he is a “Chiclayano” – a son of the bustling northern Peruvian city where everyone seems to have a story about him.

The Bishop of Chiclayo, Edinson Farfán, affirmed that Pope Leo XIV, elected as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church, “loves ...

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 ...