Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost) is the second Roman Pontiff, after Pope Francis, from the Americas. Unlike Jorge ...

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

In the frenzied days leading up to the papal conclave following Pope Francis’s passing on April 21, speculation was rampant: ...

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

On 8 May 2025, the Catholic Church entered a historic new era with the election of Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th ...

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

A cardinal only since 2023, he has given few media interviews and while originally from Chicago, Cardinal Prevost spent most ...

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

Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the 2,000-year ...

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

Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th ...

American Robert Francis Prevost is elected pope, AFP reported. Despite the Vatican’s longstanding opposition to the idea of a ...