Taking the name Leo XIV, the American was elected to be the 267th pontiff and spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

As America, especially the United States and Chicago celebrated the elect of an American pope, the newly elected pontiff Leo ...

Sports fans had one question when Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago was elected as the new pope: What are his favorite teams ...

Never in the history of the Roman Catholic Church has there been an American pope, but now, one name has been coming up as a ...

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

After multiple votes over two days, Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was raised in Chicago, has been elected as the first-ever ...

Robert Prevost, a 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 2,000-year ...

White smoke trickled through the air in Vatican City on Thursday afternoon, signaling the appointment of the Bishop of Rome - ...

Cardinals, including Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich at left, appear at the Vatican on May 8, 2025, after the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the 267th pope. He chose the name Pope Leo XIV.

Chicago native Robert Prevost has been elected pope, becoming the first U.S.-born pontiff in a historic move that defies ...

Here comes “Da Pope.” Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Thursday as the first ever American pope – and folks in ...

The BriefCardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago elected pope Thursday, taking the name Pope Leo XIVHe is the first American-born ...