Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south side suburbs, where he grew up playing “pretend priest” and ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, faces scrutiny over past social media posts critical of Trump and VP JD Vance ...

Archbishop José H. Gomez will preside at a Mass of Thanksgiving at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Friday to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV -- one day after Chicago native Cardinal ...

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Pope Leo XIV was born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, Illinois, in 1955. He is the first American pope in the church’s ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American pope.

Who was Pope Leo XIII, the man whose name the newly-elected Pope chose? He wasn't what people thought he would be.

Pope Leo XIV, formerly the Chicago-born cardinal Robert Prevost, is said to be an even-keeled, pragmatic leader: “He knows how to listen to everyone.” ...

There are no biographic books—yet—on the first American to be named pope, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost. But Catholic publishers ...

Some are curious about the salary Pope Leo is going to receive now as the new leader of the Roman Catholic church. Here's the ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said today that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic Church. Leo spoke ...

A man holding a rosary and U.S. flag reacts as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who has chosen the papal name Leo XIV, ...