Leo XIV’s predecessor Pope Francis, birth name Jorge Maria Bergoglio, appointed 80% of the cardinals who voted to elect one ...

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 possible frontrunner. Robert Cardinal Prevost is originally from Chicago, ...

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

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

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new ...

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

As the new pope's name was announced, it stunned many around the globe: Robert Prevost, a cardinal from Chicago and the first ...

A U.S. bishop thought it was unlikely that Catholic cardinals would break with more than two centuries of precedent to pick a ...

The 69-year-old will become Leo XIV as he succeeds the late Pope Francis, who brought the Peruvian-American to the Vatican ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost is elected Pope Leo XIV to become the first pope from the US. Read a recap of the events of May 8.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo the XIV ... He did not speak in English. A Chicago native, Prevost, 69, had extensive ...

A Chicago-born Cardinal is getting attention as a possible contender to be the new pope, but scholars say an American in the role is unlikely. Why it matters: For Catholics, the big question is ...