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

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has become the first-ever American elected as the leader of the Catholic Church -- now known by his pontifical name of Pope Leo XIV. The 69-year-old, born on the ...

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

People used to say that only Richard Nixon could go to China, so maybe only an American Pope can act as a moral check on the ...

From budget woes to child abuse and a faith crisis in Europe, Pope Leo XIV, the 267th leader of the global Catholic Church, ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost tells crowds ‘peace be with you’ as he is elected first American pope - The Chicago native is the ...

Matteo Bruni, Director of the Holy See Press Office, confirmed what people have been saying about Pope Leo XIV's choice of ...

Leo, the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Robert Prevost, surprised the world Thursday when he emerged on the loggia of St ...

United States President Donald Trump has congratulated Cardinal Robert Prevost on his election as the new pope ...

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

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass later this morning, the day after becoming the first US head of the Catholic Church, with ...

VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday after cardinals from around the globe ...