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

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV (Centre), Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost from the USA, smiles from the central loggia of Saint ...

Leo XIV’s predecessor Pope Francis, birth name Jorge Maria Bergoglio, appointed 80% of the cardinals who voted to elect one ...

Appointed by Francis as prefect of the strategic Dicastery for Bishops, this native of Chicago has supported the Argentine ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first North American leader of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV, in a ...

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

A plume of white smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling a new pope has been selected following Francis’ ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, an missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the new pope of the Catholic Church. Prevost makes history as the first American ...

The Vatican's veil of secrecy is beginning to lift, shedding light on how 133 cardinals from around he world unexpectedly ...

Pope Leo XIV made his first public appearance on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, receiving a rapturous welcome ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the first American pope in history. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV.