Taking the name Leo XIV, the American was elected to be the 267th pontiff and spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

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Pope Francis' successor has been elected, and it's the first American pope. Here's what we know about Cardinal Robert Prevost ...

Pope Francis' successor has been elected, and it's the first American pope. Here's what we know about Cardinal Robert Prevost ...

in northern Peru in a region where the Chicago Augustinians have long had a presence. Then newly elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, right, receives his ...

Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago and raised in Dolton, has been selected to lead the Catholic Church as the 267th pope ...

In a historic decision announced today, the Catholic Church elected Cardinal Robert Prevost—born in Chicago—as its next pope.

A Chicago-born Cardinal is getting attention as a possible contender to be the new pope, but scholars say an American in the ...

Image of a grave marker in Chicago for members of the Martinez family, including the new pope’s grandparents.Credit...via Jari C. Honora Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal ...

The conclave has elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American-born cleric, as the new popeNow the 267th pontiff, he ...

The day before, Cupich witnessed history as a member of the conclave that selected Chicago-born missionary Robert Francis Prevost as the first American pope. As the archbishop of Chicago looked ...

For Chicagoans, the selection of Robert Francis Prevost was thrilling and a little stunning. By Julie Bosman and Mitch Smith Reporting from Chicago At Catholic elementary schools in Chicago on ...