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

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, appeared in public for the first time to cheers from the faithful in St. Peter's ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful ...

A papal tapestry is unfurled and draped over the edge of the balcony as cardinals gather on the left and right sides of the ...

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

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost – now known as Pope Leo XIV — is the first pope from the United States. Here are 10 things to ...

Robert Francis Prevost may have been born here in America, but he's spent most of his clerical life serving the Catholic ...

Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV after cardinals from around the globe elected him to the papacy, making him the ...

Chicago-born Robert Prevost was elected Thursday as the first pope ever from the United States. He chose Leo XIV as his papal ...

Following Pope Francis's passing, United States Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has emerged as the 267th leader of the ...

Prevost chose the name of Leo XIV for his pontificate. ‘May peace be with you,’ the new pope said a joyous crowd waving flags ...