Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year ...

The longest conclave since the 20th century began took 14 rounds of balloting across five days, ending with the election of ...

Whether you are American, you are an Italian, you are Asian, European or whatever race or descent, it doesn’t undermine your ...

Before he was chosen, Robert Francis Prevost had the papal seal of approval from his predecessor, Francis, who put him in one ...

After just over a day of deliberations, Cardinals at the Vatican have elected Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the new leader of the Catholic Church, the first American ever elevated ...

Regardless of the specific team, his Chicago roots have endeared him to fans of the city's two MLB franchises on social media.

The Chicago native is also a Peruvian citizen and lived for years in Peru, first as a missionary and then as an archbishop.

For the first time in history, a United States bishop was selected as the new pope of the Catholic Church on Thursday ...

On Thursday, May 8, the Vatican announced Cardinal Robert Prevost as the next pope. He is taking the name Pope Leo XIV. But ...

A senior Vatican official announced the new pope's name in Latin from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. He is Cardinal ...

Tributes from around the globe are pouring in after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was selected as the 267th pontiff of the ...