Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the ...

In his first days as pope, Leo XIV has struck many as an unassuming man of quiet warmth and deeply rooted identity. A visit ...

Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south suburbs, where he lived in Dolton and attended St. Mary’s parish before becoming Pope Leo XIV.

On May 8, he was elected the new pope, the first American to serve in the role. For the first time in history, the pope is an ...

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich participated in the conclave that elected Robert Prevost to lead the Catholic Church as pope.

Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

CHICAGO (AP) — After white smoke billowed Thursday from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a pope ... and all their sons were altar boys, including Prevost. Raul Raymundo, co-founder of a ...

It was no ordinary field trip for the suburban Chicago sixth graders visiting the city’s Holy Name Cathedral ... in the Sistine Chapel. The cardinals then proceed to the altar and hold their ...