Most stories about Pope Francis mention that he made history as the first pontiff from Latin America. In fact, Francis was the first pope in centuries to be born outside Europe. But what impact did ...

I don’t think he’s the kind of man who sends coded messages,” Cardinal Michael Czerny says in this exclusive interview with ...

The death of Pope Francis marks the end of an era for the Catholic Church in Latin America. As the first Latin American pontiff, his legacy in the region is complex, according to analysts ...

The Chicago-born pope has dual citizenship in the U.S. and Peru, where he was a missionary and a bishop. | Opinion ...

COMMENTARY As the first pope from Latin America, Francis will be lauded for urging compassion for the region's immigrants — but also questioned about how effectively he helped reduce their numbers.

Land and environmental defenders in Latin America and around the world ... that it hopes to disarm. The new pope had a close relationship with Francis, whose legacy looms large.

ROME — There’s a sense of irony, many observers have noted recently, that the election of Pope Leo XIV as the first pope from ...

A photo of newly elected Pope Leo XIV adorned a wall above one of the late Pope Francis in Chiclayo, Peru. Brazilian ...

Pope Leo XIV's election marks a historic moment: the first pope from an English-speaking country, and the first from the ...