Few, if any, Latin Americans show up on the speculative lists of who might be elected as the supreme pontiff, or “papabile.” ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost has been chosen by the conclave to be the next pope. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV.

COMMENTARY: Pope Francis’ successor should address four main aspects: persecution, social doctrine, missionary withering and ...

(RNS) — The Holy Spirit surprised us Thursday (May 8) by electing Robert Prevost, an Illinois native who is also a citizen of ...

The Chicago-born pope has dual citizenship in the U.S. and Peru, where he was a missionary and a bishop. | Opinion ...

The bells of St. Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals have elected a new pope to succeed Pope Francis and take charge ...

Trump, who hailed the appointment, calling the arrival of the first American pope “a great honor for our country,” seldom saw ...

On 13 March 2013, Pope Francis emerged on the balcony overlooking St Peter's Square. Clad simply in white, he bore a new name ...

“For decades, he served the most vulnerable across Argentina and his mission of serving the poor never ... and in 2013 he became the first pontiff from Latin America and also the first Jesuit pope. He ...