Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV after cardinals from around the globe elected him to the papacy, making him the ...

A moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church's 267th ...

The Vatican conclave on Thursday chose a new Pope, Robert Prevost - the first American pope, Vatican News said. The Cardinals ...

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in a post to X on Wednesday that he and the other North American cardinals will bring the "in ...

Thousands of people have gathered in Vatican Square to witness the first appearance of the newly elected pope. White smoke was released from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, ...

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

Let us keep in our ears the weak voice of Pope Francis that blesses Rome,” Leo said during his address on Thursday. “The Pope ...

Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope. VATICAN CITY ...

VILLANOVA, Pa. (WPVI) -- American Cardinal Robert Prevost, now named Pope Leo XIV, has a strong tie to the Philadelphia region. Prevost, a 69-year-old from Chicago, graduated from Villanova University ...