The Doctrine of Discovery is over, but His Holiness still loves an Explorer.

The secret conclave that elected Pope Leo head of the Catholic Church last May was interrupted when one of the 133 cardinals involved ​was found carrying a cellphone, a massive security breach, a book ...

Conclave” the movie provides a gripping, if fictional, behind-the-scenes look inside the secretive election of a new pope. But last year’s real-life conclave was just as dramatic, with plenty of plot ...

"I'll have the sweet and sour chicken, spring rolls and the dumplings, please." That was Cardinal Robert Prevost's usual order when he would stop by one of the local Chinese restaurants tucked away on ...

His voice reveals, above all, the gratitude he feels toward his friend, Pope Leo XIV. From this friendship, forged over more than three decades, comes the Spanish-language book From Robert to Leo, ...

Armando Jesús Lovera Vásquez presents Pope Leo XIV with his new book detailing his friendship with the pontiff inside the Vatican Oct. 18, 2025. (Credit: Courtesy of Armando Jesús Lovera Vásquez.) ...

Long before he was the successor of St. Peter, Pope Leo XIV had a different name to the faithful of St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Chulucanas. "We called him Father Robertito, because we were very ...

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VILLANOVA, Pa. (WPVI) -- Villanova's Father DePrinzio says he's kept in touch with Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, since meeting more than two decades ago. Now, the papal friendship is sending the ...

Today’s guest, Todd Mickelson, is in his 13th year working with the Friends of Chimbote ministry, a faith-based organization dedicated to the men, women, and children living in the barrios of Chimbote ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young people at a recent Holy Year celebration with an impromptu popemobile romp around St. Peter's Square, it almost seemed as if ...

Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Listen ROME – A victims advocacy group has continued to advance ...