President Donald Trump said the selection of Cardinal Robert F. Prevost to be pope is "a great honor" for the U.S., noting he ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV. The Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and ...

Prevost, a 69 member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV. He appeared on the loggia of St. Peter’s ...

The United States was often deemed too powerful — militarily, diplomatically, and even culturally — for one of its own to ...

Bishops took to social media to share their joy over the election. U.S. bishops on Thursday hailed the election of former ...

The first pope from the U.S. was born. On Tuesday, the second day of the conclave, 133 cardinal electors elected U.S.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected as the pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Leo ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

White smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney at the Vatican, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the ...

The US-born missionary and senior Vatican official has become the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church in its ...

A new pope has been elected, and for the first time, he's from the United States. Now, the metro's Catholic community is ...