When the 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on May 8, 2025, appeared on the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time as Pope Leo XIV, he was cheered loudly by the huge crowd of ...

With this one simple Latin word – literally, I accept — Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost, Chicago native, a priest of the religious order known as the Augustinians, missionary to Peru, Cardinal of the ...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As the first -ever Pope to hail from the U.S., Robert Prevost's American sports ...

Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting with cardinals since his May 8 election and offered a glimpse into his vision for the ...

After celebrating his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV is slated to have a full schedule in the coming days. His next engagement is expected to be a May 10 meeting with cardinals. He'll then have midday ...

Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV — has been elected, a mere 249 years after the founding of the nation.

The morning after John Prevost watched his younger brother Robert become Pope Leo XIV, he received a familiar phone call.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said, “I join Catholics around the world in congratulating Pope Leo XIV, the first American ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...

Already on the second day of the conclave, a decision was made on the election of the new head of the Catholic Church. The cardinals elected Robert Francis Prevost, making it the first time an ...

He is a man formed by his experience in the church of Chicago, especially the south side,’ writes Mark Francis, CSV.

Chicago native Robert Prevost is now Pope Leo XIV. Prevost had been a long shot to people keeping track of the conclave, but ...