He quickly shifted the tone by commenting on the Catholic Church’s recent election of a new pope. "We have an American Pope, Chicago-style, no ketchup," he joked about Pope Leo XIV, who was born ...

On May 8, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as Pope Leo XIV. He was born in Chicago and raised on the South side of town. Many Americans, particularly in Chicago, have reveled in his ...

He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior cardinal deacon announced. The 69-year-old Chicago native is the first American pope and is seen as a diplomat in the church. "This is the first greeting of the ...

The name a new pope chooses will "indicate a certain spirit and direction and vision of the new pope," said Dennis Doyle, a theologian and professor emeritus of religious studies at the University ...

Pope Leo XIV's papal name has a storied history — and stretches all the way back to the year 440 TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty The 267th pope has chosen his new name: Pope Leo XIV. Born with his ...

Yesterday, the world was introduced to the newest leader of the Catholic church, Pope Leo XIV aka Robert Francis Prevost. He was elected after just two days and was born in Chicago, making him the ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, whose papal name will be Pope Leo XIV, will make history as the first American pope Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Robert Prevost was elected pope on Thursday, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. At 69, he becomes the 267th pontiff in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history and the first American to hold the role ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected the new pope, set to succeed the late Pope Francis and mark the first time an American has served as pope. He took the name Leo XIV and emerged ...

White smoke was witnessed emerging from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in a direct signal that a new pope has already been elected. The name of the pope has yet to be announced by ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, arrives on the main central loggia balcony of the St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time on Thursday. ALBERTO PIZZOLI AFP/TNS As a cradle Catholic ...

Update: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected, taking the name of Pope Leo XIV. He is the first American pope. Cardinals have debated. The faithful have prayed. The less pious have ...