A new pope has risen. After an even shorter conclave than the two-day affair during which Pope Francis was elected, the College of Cardinals picked Chicago-born Robert Prevost, 69, as the new leader ...

As newly elected Pope Leo XIV — a native son of Chicago — made his first appearance on the loggia at St. Peter’s Basilica, Cardinal Blase Cupich looked on from an adjacent balcony, keenly aware of the ...

VATICAN CITY, May 9 (Reuters) - As U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost realized during the secret conclave that he might be elected the next Catholic pope, he put his head in his hands at the daunting ...

Newly-elected Pope Leo XIV gives his first Urbi et Orbi blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after his election to the papacy on May 8, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME ...

"Peace be with all of you!" Those were the first words of Pope Leo XIV, the newly anointed leader of the Catholic Church. As Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost addressed the ecstatic crowd gathered in St ...

Cardinal Prevost's time in Peru crucial for his election as pope New Pope Leo was already known by many Catholic cardinals Conclave was looking for someone to continue Pope Francis' legacy Leo was ...

The College of Cardinals Thursday elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago native, as the Catholic Church's 267th pope. Prevost, 69, took the name Pope Leo XIV. He is the first pope from the ...

The first American pope in the history of the Catholic Church was elected on Thursday. The Vatican announced Cardinal Robert Prevost as the next pope. Milwaukee Catholics are celebrating Pope Leo XIV, ...

Christoph Sator, Robert Messer and Martina Herzog, dpa May 8, 2025 May 8, 2025 ROME — The Catholic Church has a new pope: Chicago Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Thursday as the new head ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has become the Catholic Church’s new pope. His election was announced by the Vatican on Thursday afternoon, with the newly elected pope stepping out to address those gathered ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago, has been elected Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first American to lead the Catholic Church. The appointment came in 2023 following Pope Francis’s ...