Chicago native Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost made history this month as Pope Leo XIV became the first American to lead the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevos in the U.S., has been chosen to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic ...

Taking the name Leo XIV, the American was elected to be the 267th pontiff and spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

However, once the new pope was revealed Thursday afternoon, not only was it not Parolin, it wasn't any of the other cardinals ...

Leo XIV’s predecessor Pope Francis, birth name Jorge Maria Bergoglio, appointed 80% of the cardinals who voted to elect one ...

Pope Francis' successor has been elected, and it's the first American pope. Here's what we know about Cardinal Robert Prevost ...

In a process that could've taken weeks, months or even years, and has in the past, the new pope was chosen in the third round ...

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama shared their reaction to "fellow Chicagoan" Robert Francis Prevost becoming Pope Leo XIV, the ...

Nuns celebrated after seeing white smoke. Jason Horowitz Motoko Rich and Elizabeth Dias Reporting from Vatican City Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis' successor has been elected, and it's the first American pope. Here's what we know about Cardinal Robert Prevost ...

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