P olitical figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

From the St. Peter’s Basilica to his native Chicago to his diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, Catholic faithful around the world ...

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Before the selection of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was announced, people offered their predictions on who would become the next pontiff.

The new Pope wears a watch. And, as with most things the Pope wears, people have a lot of feelings about it. Yesterday, Pope ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV as the first-American pontiff shocked the world, and Chicago residents rejoiced in the Holy ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops ...

A new pope has officially been elected as white smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St ...

Over an hour after the white smoke emerged, the new pope, clad in his papal vestments, stepped out onto the balcony and ...

Asked whether it was unexpected for an American to be elected, Father Reese said: “Oh yeah, shocking.” Robert Prevost, who ...

Peruvians have celebrated the election of a man many knew as a missionary and bishop during his 2 decades of service in the ...