The election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV – the first American Pope in Catholic history - marks a ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago, has been elected Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first American to lead ...

Louis Prevost described the family's regular outings to distinctly Chicago destinations like ... he couldn't think of a more well-rounded background for a pontiff as leader of the church now.

In an interview conducted before the posts came to light, Prevost spoke with the Chicago Sun-Times about ... he did have the background for it and the training for the position.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is now known to be of African ancestry, part of a growing picture Americans are ...

Catholic school students and teachers across the Archdiocese of Atlanta assembled in classrooms and cafeterias to watch the ...

The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn't be more stark — politically, personally or in their world views. They lead in different roles and realms.

Before he was pope, he was a math major at a Catholic liberal arts university in Pennsylvania. Pope Leo XIV is the 267th head ...

Word of the new pope's ties to Chicago spread quickly, and with bated breath, some Spokane residents hoped to hear Cardinal Blase Cupich's name called. Cupich served as bishop ...

Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is beginning his ministry with a historic ceremony at St. Peter’s Square, blending tradition, diplomacy, and modern priorities.

To the shock of many, the new Pope is not only the first Pope from the United States, but the Pope has Haitian and Creole ancestry as well. Those facts are just some of what we learned as we try to ...