Pope Leo XIV is under renewed scrutiny over claims that he mishandled priest abuse cases while serving as a leader in the ...

In the first week of Leo pontificate, the leading expert on the abuse crisis — as well as several survivors and victims ...

“Robert Prevost was a missionary bishop who gave himself fully to his people and who played an important role in the church ...

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. He grew up in Dolton and attended St. Mary of the Assumption. A childhood friend said ...

Prevost was brought to the Vatican in 2023 by Pope Francis as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations.

The original Pope Leo, known as “Leo the Great,” who served in the fifth century, left an equally powerful legacy. He is ...

his leadership in the Dicastery for Bishops and Augustinian background suggest he upholds traditional Catholic moral teachings. Prevost is seen as progressive on social issues, embracing ...

Soon after Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope, his past criticism of President Donald Trump and VP JD Vance's immigration policies surfaced Soon after Cardinal Robert Prevost was ...

VATICAN CITY — Robert Prevost, the choice of the world's Catholic cardinals to serve as leader of the 1.4-billion-member Church, is the first pope from the United States and a relative ...

The pope’s background was unearthed Thursday by a New Orleans genealogist, Jari C. Honora, and confirmed to The New York Times by the pope’s older brother, John Prevost, 71, who lives in the ...

Before his Vatican appointment, Prevost also led the worldwide Augustinian order for 12 years, managing communities across multiple continents. His academic background includes degrees in ...

VATICAN CITY — (AP) — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic ...