American cardinals who voted in the conclave played down the significance of the new pope’s roots in the United States, saying his service to the poor and the church had propelled him to the papacy.

“We need to welcome and accompany,” said Sue DeFerrari, executive director of MorningStar Renewal Center, a Catholic ...

That the new pontiff’s ancestry can be partially traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture in New Orleans has ...

Robert Albers, head of school for Greater Houlton Christian Academy, is pleased to announce the honor part for the graduating ...

Pope Leo XIV has two older brothers: John Prevost and Louis Martín Prevost. John, a retired educator and school principal, ...

Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope and crowds flocked back to St. Peter's ...

On their 1887 marriage license, Martinez listed his birthplace as Haiti, and birth records show that he was born in Santo ...

They say the family often attended church services and were very active in their events. “When it was the Day of the Virgin of Altagracia from the Dominican Republic, they were always helping.

Findings regarding Pope Leo XIV's familial roots appear to indicate that the pontiff's great-grandfather was Maltese, the New York Times reports.

Lisette Herrera, a 54-year-old tourist from the Dominican Republic, was deeply moved to find herself by chance in the heart ...

The conclave to elect a new pope has officially begun, with a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the doors to the ...