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

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

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 side suburbs, where he grew up playing “pretend priest” and ...

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.

the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, displayed a portrait of the pope near the church’s altar. The portrait was later moved to a side chapel. A special mass to commemorate the pontiff was ...

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 ...