Aged 69 and originally from Chicago, Cardinal Prevost has spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru and became a ...

Image Courtesy of Fox News By Zachary Lichter This past week, Catholics all over the world had their eyes on the Vatican. 133 ...

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

The 68-year-old American was announced as the new Pontiff by His Reverend Eminence Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the ...

American cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been unveiled as the 267th leader of the Catholic Church and the successor to ...

Prevost is the first US citizen to hold the position of head of the Roman Catholic Church and in the run-up to the conclave, ...

P olitical figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

Cardinals from across the globe elected Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th pope, making him the first pontiff from the ...

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US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is a leading figure in the contemporary Catholic Church with an international profile that ...

Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday (May 8) after cardinals from around the globe chose him to be the ...

The earliest clues suggest Leo could champion inclusion and openness to change — like his predecessor, Pope Francis.