Pope Francis took the unusual decision Wednesday to expel 10 people – a bishop, priests and laypeople -- from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation uncovered ''sadistic'' ...

Robert Prevost, as bishop of Chiclayo, initiated a process with the Vatican for the recognition of a 17th-century Eucharistic ...

But the video has nevertheless gone viral in Peru for one big reason: It captures a goofy, off-the-cuff moment with the new head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV. On Sunday, the newly elected pope ...

Pope Leo XIV met with the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, which is made up of religious and lay experts ...

Peruvians are elated after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country was elected pope and hoped he will visit them soon in his new role.

Peru's president, Dina Boluarte, described Pope Leo as Peruvian "by choice and conviction". "The pope is Peruvian; God loves Peru," she said. Born in Chicago in 1955, he is the son of Louis Marius ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass this morning following his election, calling on the Church to focus on areas where ...

Six weeks before American Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the activist group Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) filed a complaint against him, along with other church ...

After Pope Leo XIV’s election on May 8, a new survey shows the percentage of Catholics continues to decrease in Peru.

Prevost was brought to the Vatican in 2023 by Pope Francis as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations.

Groups alleging enduring multiple abuses from the former Catholic organization Sodalitium Christian Vitae, joined efforts on ...

In modern times, the fiesta of La Virgen de la Puerta is lavishly celebrated in the town of Otuzco, where thousands of ...