Millions of people around the world were stunned when Pope Leo XIV was elected earlier this year, but one Vatican correspondent wasn't.

The Village of Dolton recently purchased the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV for $375,000, and is working to obtain landmark ...

As much of world celebrated the 80th anniversary of V-E Day on May 8, white smoke emanated from the Sistine Chapel, marking another momentous occasion: The Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was ...

We went back 500 years and found his connection to some fascinating people. By Henry Louis Gates Jr. On May 8, an American cardinal named Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV. Later that day ...

Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has a patchwork background that speaks to the melting pot that is the United States — and his birthplace, the city of Chicago.

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was announced as the 267th pontiff last week, choosing the name Leo XIV.

In Peru, Pope Leo XIV is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, bringing help to needy people, and as the bishop who spearheaded the life ...

Once loyal Chicagoans got over the double shock of hearing that a local native, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was elected the 267th pope, some critically important, familiar questions came up ...

How Pope Leo XIV became the conclave’s stealth candidate Robert Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger candidate than ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Who is Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, and what might we expect from his papacy?