Tom Llamas is planning to anchor Thursday’s 5:30 p.m. national newscast live from outside NBC Tower at Cityfront Plaza in Streeterville.

As Pope Leo XIV arrives in Castel Gandolfo for his summer break, it is unlikely to be a real vacation for the new pontiff.

In a unanimous vote at a special board meeting held July 1, the village council of Dolton, Ill., voted to purchase the ...

Leo XIV, a native of Chicago, can use his American upbringing to enhance significantly his papal ministry, but he must be ...

Occasionally they remember to call him by his new name, Pope Leo XIV, but it’s unfamiliar to their tongue. One of the guests ...

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US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been chosen as the new pope. He was confirmed by senior cardinal Dominique Mamberti, who came out on to the balcony of St Peter's Basilica to cheering crowds.

Meet Robert Francis Prevost, the first American popeHe has served as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America since 2023.

Pope Leo XIV was born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago in 1955. He is the first U.S. pope in the church's history, and is also a citizen of Peru, where he worked for many years.

American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was introduced to the world on Thursday from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica as Pope Leo XIV, becoming the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic ...

Prevost, who has spent much of his career ministering in Peru and leading the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was born Robert Francis Prevost on Sept. 14, 1955, at what was then called ...

He thought it would definitely be my brother.” But Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was preparing for the conclave, shrugged it off when his older brother called from Illinois.