Good morning, Chicago. On Thursday, Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope and now leads the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church. In the days since, we’ve spoken with family, ...

In the days following Robert Prevost’s election as Pope Leo XIV, the world sought to understand this relatively unknown man.

Pope Francis was viewed as relatively progressive. His successor, the first American pope, is now in a unique position to ...

Places where Robert Francis Prevost may have spent childhood in, around Dolton is mostly now photographs and memories.

Between a crosstown baseball rivalry for papal support, billboards, church services and many memes, the Chicago roots of Robert Prevost haven’t been lost on much of the city and surrounding area.

Pope Leo was born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago on September 14, 1955. He's seen here on the left with his mother, Mildred, and his brothers John and Louis. Courtesy John Prevost.

From priest to pope—will his missionary past define him as the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, or will Pope Leo become ...

The students were blunt: None of them expected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago-born cardinal who had served for decades in both Peru and the United States, to be elected pope.

Formerly known as Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago native was selected by the papal conclave on May 8 after two days, elected by the College of Cardinals to succeed Pope Francis, who died on ...

Leo was born Robert Francis Prevost in 1955 at Mercy Hospital, about 3 miles south of the city’s iconic downtown Loop area. He grew up in Dolton, just south of Chicago.

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States ...

It’s a Pope-apalooza in Chicago. On May 8, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope — the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo ...