Cardinal Robert Prevost, originally from Chicago and known for his extensive missionary work in Peru, has been elected the first American pope, taking the name Leo XIV.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV. The Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary born in Chicago who spent much of his career abroad and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was elected as the pope of the Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV. Beginning on Wednesday, 133 cardinals gathered to select ...

Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law ending the death penalty in Illinois, the future pope thanked him for the move. That recently ...

Robert Prevost was ordained a priest by Belgian Archbishop Jean Jadot in St. Monica Chapel, located just outside the Vatican.

Much has been reported about Pope Leo XIV's earliest days of playing priest at the family's home in Dolton, a suburb south of Chicago.

The United States is home to 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any other nation except Italy, home to 17 of the electors in the conclave choosing a ...

With Prevost’s help at the help of the bishop vetting office, Francis embarked on a 12-year project to rein in the traditionalists in the United States, which is terrifically important to the ...

With Prevost’s help at the help of the bishop vetting office, Francis embarked on a 12-year project to rein in the traditionalists in the United States, which is terrifically important to the ...