Detroit Catholics erupted in joy Thursday as Cardinal Robert Prevost became the first American elected pope, choosing the name Leo XIV. The pontiff’s Michigan connections made the historic moment even ...

Pope Leo XIV was introduced Thursday, sending shockwaves through the world as he’s the first American pope, from Chicago, and ...

Cardinal Robert F. Prevost took the name Pope Leo XIV – an apparent nod to Pope Leo XIII, who championed the rights of ...

Prevost, 69, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV, was formerly the prior general, or leader, of the Order of St. Augustine.

The old parish church buildings on Chicago's far South Side where Pope Leo XIV grew up, attended grammar school and launched ...

“This is going to bring a lot of people back to the Catholic Church,” said Joseph Brady, a non-Catholic visiting Pittsburgh ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost elected first American pope, Leo XIV, marking historic moment for Catholic Church on May 8, 2025.

It took just two days to make a momentous decision at the Vatican ... one that no one seemed to have seen coming.

Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago. He is of French, Italian and Spanish descent. He spent years working as a ...

Parishioners in the islands had just finished morning mass when they got news of a new leader for the more than billion ...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Catholics in the Rochester area reflected on the news Thursday of the historic election of Leo XIV. In a groundbreaking moment for the Catholic Church, the Vatican released ...

Catholics across the world and in Tampa Bay celebrated the election of a new pope Thursday, but many said that joy was paired with surprise.