Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, ...

Taking the name Leo XIV, the American was elected to be the 267th pontiff and spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost has spent much of his time serving in Peru. He was elected the first American pope from ...

Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south side suburbs, where he grew up playing “pretend priest” and ...

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. He grew up in Dolton and attended St. Mary of the Assumption. A childhood friend said ...

Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting with cardinals since his May 8 election and offered a glimpse into his vision for the ...

Newly elected American Pope Robert Francis Prevost came from humble beginnings in southern Chicago suburbs, where he was ...

After multiple votes over two days, Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was raised in Chicago, has been elected as the first-ever ...

Former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was selected Thursday by the papal conclave to succeed Pope ...

A U.S. bishop thought it was unlikely that Catholic cardinals would break with more than two centuries of precedent to pick a ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago, is the new pope and has taken the name Leo XIV. He is the first elected ...

The American-born pontiff, a Chicago native, speaks Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese. He also reads Latin and German.