Catholics across the United States are celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV, Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Robert Prevost, as the first American pontiff in history. The excitement is ...

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

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In a stunning decision, the Catholic College of Cardinals elected Pope Leo XIV, the first pope born in the U.S., leading to ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

Robert Prevost was born and raised in the Chicago Area. How will that shape his papacy? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Loyola University Theologian Susan Ross.

Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago. He is of French, Italian and Spanish descent. He spent years working as a ...

A formal Mass to mark the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV will take place on May 18 in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced ...

As the red velvet curtains at the Vatican parted, a priest realized that his college pal from the South Side of Chicago that he knows as “Bob” had been elected the first American pope. “Oh, dear God,” ...

On May 8, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV by the College of Cardinals as the 266th successor of St.

Leo is a member of the Order of St. Augustine, the only Augustinian in this conclave. The order, founded in 1244 under Pope ...

Hundreds are expected to gather at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago this morning for a special Mass celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV, formerly Robert Prevost. CHICAGO - Hundreds will gather in ...