Robert Prevost was brought to the Vatican in 2023 by Pope Francis as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop ...

Leaders called the decision from the conclave “a powerful moment for the Catholic Church — and for American Catholics.” ...

On Thursday, both teachers and students at St. James Catholic School in Gulfport sat anxiously as they awaited to find out who would be elected as the next pope.

Following Pope Francis's passing, United States Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has emerged as the 267th leader of the ...

"When I heard the name, I said there's no way we have an American pope," a local priest says. But it's true: Robert Prevost, ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Church bells rang at Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Cape Girardeau, celebrating the election of a new pope. On May 8, the college of cardinals wrapped up a historic conclave by ...

History is made in Vatican City as white smoke rises above the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV — the first American pontiff in the history of ...

History was made at the Vatican on Thursday as Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, becoming the first American to hold the papacy. He will be ...

Prevost led the worldwide order known as the Augustinians -- a sect of Catholicism focused on missionary work and service.

Pope Leo XIV grew up in Chicago and has deep roots there. The Prevost brothers spoke about what it was like to find out ...

Catholics from Hampton Roads are reacting to news of the first American pope, now that Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago has ...

Local priests are reacting to the selection of Robert Prevost as the first pope from the United States. Father Matt Duclos, ...