Francis, the first Latin American pope, clearly had his eye on Prevost and in many ways saw him as his heir apparent.

Pope Leo XIV’s childhood neighbors in suburban Chicago had predicted when he was just a small boy that he would become the first American pontiff, his brother said.

The 69-year-old Chicago native, known for being reserved and private, brings a different style to the papacy compared to his ...

History made in St. Peter’s Square. Pope Leo the 14th walked out of the Vatican to greet an enthusiastic crowd.

Yet the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel chose Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, as the 267th pope of the ...

Pope Leo XIV on Friday celebrated mass in the Sistine Chapel as Italian media saluted the first American pope and called ...

President Trump has extended his congratulations to the new pope, writing on Truth Social: "It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor ...

Pope Leo has confirmed all top Vatican officials in their current roles on a temporary basis, giving him time to decide before making definitive appointments, the Vatican said in a statement on Friday ...

Pope Leo XIV is celebrating his first Mass, a day after his historic election as the first North American pope in the ...

As Cardinal Robert Prevost's name was announced, a sound of shock rose up. It was something few people had anticipated — the ...