For the second conclave in a row, the College of Cardinals shocked the watching world with its choice for the next pope.

Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was appointed by Pope Francis in 2023. Leo is the first American pope ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the new pope, marking the first American pope to occupy Vatican City, and ...

The documents, including census records, baptismal rolls and marriage certificates, trace the story of Pope Leo’s mother’s ...

Prevost was brought to the Vatican in 2023 by Pope Francis as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations.

As the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, here's what there is to know about Provost's nationality and background. Cardinal Robert Prevost, who is fluent in ...

In an unexpected turn of events at the Vatican, American Cardinal Robert Prevost, a relative "dark horse" candidate, has been ...

Robert Francis Prevost, 69, delivered a message of peace in his first address as Pope Leo XIV on the balcony of St. Peter's ...

WGN Chicago's Dana Rebik sits down with Pope Leo XIV's brother, John Prevost, to learn about his background and why, he says, ...