American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has been elected the new pope under the papal name Pope Leo XIV.

VATICAN, Italy (WCTV) - White smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday afternoon, signaling a new pope has been elected. The white smoke first appeared at about 12:08 p.m. The news comes ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago and raised in South Holland, has been selected to lead the ...

Leo is now tied for the fourth most common name chosen by popes, along with Clement. Only John, Gregory and Benedict have ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, has a Pennsylvania connection. He graduated from Villanova University. Leo XIV graduated from Villanova in 1977, where he earned his Bachelor of ...

Born in Chicago, Leo XIV is the first-ever American pope. After rising through the ranks of the Augustinian Order, Prevost ...

The challenges for the Catholic Church in Chicago, where Robert Prevost grew up, are a microcosm of the gargantuan challenges facing the worldwide Catholic Church that the new Pope Leo XIV must ...

Catholic Diocese of Amarillo released a statement from Bishop Patrick J. Zurek on the election of Cardinal Robert F. Provost ...

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Cardinal Robert Prevost is the first American pope in 2,000 years. What are his political views? Has he said anything about ...

Americans are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.

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