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

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

Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Thursday as the first ever American pope – and folks in the Windy City are ...

Robert Francis Prevost, 69, will be the 267th occupant of the throne of St Peter and he will be known as Leo XIV. He is the ...

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

“The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church elected Robert Francis Prevost as their 267th pontiff on Thursday, ending a ...

In a historic decision announced today, the Catholic Church elected Cardinal Robert Prevost—born in Chicago—as its next pope.

White smoke trickled through the air in Vatican City on Thursday afternoon, signaling the appointment of the Bishop of Rome - ...

Chicagoans have predictably reacted in grandiose fashion with humor and genuine affection for South Sider Robert Prevost as ...

Twenty years ago, the man who would become Pope Leo XIV was at U.S. Cellular Field praying for a Chicago White Sox win—or at ...