Francis may have been globally admired, but within the church hierarchy he was a polarizing figure. This could have resulted ...

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting with cardinals since his May 8 election and offered a glimpse into his vision for the Church.

Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV. The first pope from the United States also holds Peruvian citizenship, but will represent the global Catholic Church.

On May 8, 2025, 69-year-old Chicago native Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the 267th pope of the Roman ...

Pope Leo XIV is being scrutinized for how he might interact with the Trump administration after its rifts with the late Pope Francis.

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...

When the 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on May 8, 2025, appeared on the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time as Pope Leo XIV, he was cheered loudly by the huge crowd of ...

Robert Francis Prevost, a Villanova University graduate and a Chicago native, was chosen as the first American pope in ...