Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

Robert Francis Prevost -- who took the name Pope Leo XIV -- emerged onto the balcony at St. Peter's Basilica Thursday as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. But, he would also be the ...

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...

The new pope, Robert Prevost, who has taken the name Leo XIV, just broke a longstanding taboo on having an American pope, after Prevost was brought to the Vatican by Pope Francis himself ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and has stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.

Pope Leo XIV’s brother John Prevost spoke about his childhood and his election as the new head of the Roman Catholic Church in a new interview.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost – now known as Pope Leo XIV — is the first pope from the United States. The 69-year-old from ...

Pope Leo XIV has been elected following roughly 24 hours of deliberation among the 133-member College of Cardinals, the Vatican announced on Thursday.

Robert Francis Prevost, the first pope from the United States, has a history of missionary work in Peru but also a keen grasp of the inner workings of the Church. The new Leo XIV, a Chicago native, ...

P olitical figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

Cardinals elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on May 8, 2025, at the Vatican. Prevost has taken the name Pope Leo XIV.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American, has been named the new pope of the Catholic Church, USA TODAY reports. The successor to Pope Francis, who will go by the name Leo XIV, goes down in ...