According to church leaders from the Archdiocese of Chicago, newly elected Pope Leo XIV, the first pope to hail from the United States, has a heart for the poor and is also a Cubs fan. Leo XIV’s ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was born on Chicago's south side and grew up in the south suburb of Dolton. Shortly after it was announced that Prevost was elected pope, rumors began swirling that he ...

President Donald Trump congratulated the new Pope Leo XIV after he was selected Thursday, noting it is "a great honor" for ...

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The College of Cardinals elected Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, to become the next leader of the worldwide Catholic Church. He'll take the name Pope Leo XIV.

The 69-year-old Chicago native, known for being reserved and private, brings a different style to the papacy compared to his ...

Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, is the first pope from the United States. The 69-year-old Chicago native is also a ...

The 69-year-old will become Leo XIV as he succeeds the late Pope Francis, who brought the Peruvian-American to the Vatican ...

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.

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior ...