A young Robert Francis Prevost, now Leo XIV, met more than once with St. John Paul II. Credit: Courtesy of the Augustinian Midwest Province (USA) Our Mother of Good Counsel In the first ...

Pope Leo XIV later taught at the latter school. Louis Prevost was administrator of Glenwood School District 167 in the south suburbs, and was a Navy veteran of World War II. A woman who grew up ...

Pope Leo XIV chose to appear on the loggia decked in the traditional papal garb, the same regalia worn by Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI and spurned by Francis. On his way to celebrate his ...

Now, Leo XIV has become the first U.S.-born pope — in 2,000 years. In his homily at his papal inauguration in 1978, John Paul II clearly emphasized, “Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors for ...

With the fisherman's ring and the lambswool pallium over his shoulders, these links to John Paul II helped Leo XIV stress the need for unity and core Catholic traditions. Nonetheless, he faces painful ...