Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

As Pope Leo XIV stepped out in front of cheering crowds outside of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as head of ...

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

The new pope's French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the archives and discovered the pope had deep roots in the Big Easy.

The new pope opposed letting women serve as deacons but endorsed some of his predecessor’s moves to expand their involvement.

First American pontiff Robert Prevost takes Catholic Church helm amid increasing global turmoil - The 69-year-old former ...

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

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

The Rev. Alexander Lam, an Augustinian friar from Peru who knows the new pope, said he was beloved in Peru for his closeness ...

After two days of conclave and only four votes, the cardinals selected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the church's next pope.