Pope Leo XIV reactions: Americans, global leaders cheer for Chicago native. Robert Francis Prevost, 69, was chosen on the second day of voting. By Emily Shapiro. May 8, 2025, 5:24 PM. 1:23.

Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images(VATICAN CITY, ITALY) -- Americans and world leaders are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.The ...

Americans and world leaders are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost. The 69-year-old, who hails from Chicago, is the first pope ...

Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a weeklong celebration of Catholic clergy for the Holy Year. He has encouraged seminarians to be ...

Robert Prevost's older brother is sharing his astonishing reaction to his younger sibling, Pope Leo XIV, ascending to the head of the Catholic Church. John Prevost told ABC News that when Robert ...

Americans and world leaders are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost. The 69-year-old, who hails from Chicago, is the first pope ...

Americans and world leaders are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert ... for Villanova University and the global Church!" university president ...

The last pope to be named Leo, Leo XIII in 1878, was known as the "Pope of Labor," and Johnson called Chicago the most pro-worker city in America. Like the mayor, the new pope is reportedly a ...