In the frenzied days leading up to the papal conclave following Pope Francis’s passing on April 21, speculation was rampant: ...

Robert Prevost is now Pope Leo XIV. He is the first American to lead the Catholic Church. Prevost was born in Chicago. He ...

Taking the name Leo XIV, the American was elected to be the 267th pontiff and spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

Newly elected American Pope Robert Francis Prevost came from humble beginnings in southern Chicago suburbs, where he was ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost has spent much of his time serving in Peru. He was elected the first American pope from ...

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. He grew up in Dolton and attended St. Mary of the Assumption. A childhood friend said ...

Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south side suburbs, where he grew up playing “pretend priest” and ...

The new Leo XIV, a Chicago native, was entrusted by his predecessor Francis to head the powerful Dicastery for Bishops, ...

Robert Francis Prevost was named Pope Leo XIV, marking the first U.S.-born and Augustinian leader of the Roman Catholic ...

Robert Prevost’s parents were Louis Marius Prevost and Mildred Martínez. Louis was a Chicago native of Spanish descent with ...

Seniors at St. Rita High School on Chicago's Southwest Side were given a pretty straightforward assignment this week: choose ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, pledging peace and continuity after Pope Francis.