Before he was Pope Leo XIV, then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost of Chiclayo, Peru, created a commission to help women escape forced ...

As a missionary and bishop in Peru, the future Pope Leo came face-to-face with one of the most serious and far-reaching ...

Locals in Chiclayo, Peru, have fond memories of Leo’s work as bishop, but some question his record responding to abuse.

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse amplified calls Tuesday for a global zero-tolerance policy from the new ...

By now you’ve probably heard about Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff and the 267th head of the Roman Catholic ...

The Spanish Augustinian Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín is among those who have collaborated most closely with Pope Leo XIV.

As a missionary and bishop in Peru, the future Pope Leo came face-to-face with one of the most serious and far-reaching scandals in the church in Latin America. For years, there were allegations ...

The future Pope Leo XIV’s nine years of service were so well-regarded by the Peruvians of Chiclayo that they considered their former Bishop, the American Robert Prevost, a true “Chiclayano.” ...

After years of internal violence, border tensions and political turmoil, Peru, under its authoritarian president, wanted more military muscle. In those days, Father Prevost and the seminarians ...