The Catholic Church in Peru is no exception. Much of the scrutiny has centred on one group in particular, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV). It was founded in Peru in 1971 and grew to include ...

A new book suggests Chicago-born Robert Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty responsibility of ...

Pope Leo XIV greeted on Sunday the Augustinian community from his former Peruvian Diocese of Chiclayo, who had arrived in ...

Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops — a role with no global visibility.

Ninety miles north of Chiclayo, where Pope Leo XIV served for more than 20 years, a group of students from Bishop O'Connell ...

The small city of Chiclayo in northern Peru was bustling with excitement on Friday, with businesses and locals sharing photos, memories and stories about its most famous former resident: Pope Leo XIV.

From priest to pope—will his missionary past define him as the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, or will Pope Leo become ...

Father Robert Prevost’s early years in Peru shaped his ministry and vision for the church—but few know the brutal reality he ...

This is a time of change for Latino Catholics, currently about 40 percent of the U.S. Church, and who experts say are likely ...