After more than a decade without its most famous vacationer, the quiet town of Castel Gandolfo once again counts the pope ...

After the whirlwind of his election, Pope Leo XIV has decamped to Castel Gandolfo to escape the heat of Rome and enjoy a summer vacation, like many popes before him.

If you’re planning a pilgrimage to the pope’s hometown this summer, keep in mind that Dolton never asked to be considered ...

Leo XIV, a native of Chicago, can use his American upbringing to enhance significantly his papal ministry, but he must be ...

Pope Leo XIV's childhood home — a small, two-story house about 20 miles south of Chicago — has drawn visitors from across the ...

New genealogical research traces the Pope’s ancestry back to the 1500s, revealing what Harvard historian Henry Louis Gates Jr ...

We went back 500 years and found his connection to some fascinating people. By Henry Louis Gates Jr. On May 8, an American cardinal named Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV. Later that day ...

In 2020, Pope Francis used the library for his general audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Francis leading the Angelus prayer at the library of the Apostolic Palace in 2021.

While Pope Francis led the call for respecting human dignity in the face of AI, it's worth looking a little deeper into the historical inspiration for Leo XIV's name choice.

Pope's brothers travel to Rome, expect to head to ‘special place' with Leo John Prevost, one of the older brothers of Pope Leo XIV, said he briefly spoke with the pope to inform him they were ...

Pope Leo XIV’s election by the college of cardinals on Thursday surprised millions of Catholics around the world, including the former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/ ...

American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first U.S. pontiff. Faith leaders nationwide shared prayers for his leadership of the Catholic Church.