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

Pope Leo XIV (formerly Robert Francis Prevost) and other cardinals adhered to many restrictions while inside the conclave. Here's everything they were forbidden to use—or eat—during the papal ...

Nine months ago, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost sat down for an interview at a parish in the Chicago area before celebrating Mass. Now that he is Pope Leo XIV, his words on the National ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost's election as Pope Leo XIV marks a historic moment as the first American to lead the Catholic Church. His past social media activity reveals a critical stance on ...

In 2023, Francis named Prevost prefect of the Dicastery of Bishops, the oversight body for naming new bishops across the world. Prevost took the position in Rome but was sad to leave Peru again.

Leo, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was chosen as the 267th pope on May 8. The 69-year-old Chicago native is the first pope from the United States in the Catholic Church's history ...

On May 7, Robert Francis Prevost entered the Sistine Chapel as a dark-horse cardinal from Chicago. A day later, after securing the votes of at least 89 out of his 132 peers, he appeared on the balcony ...

Prevost was also an ideal age for a pope candidate — 69. Cardinals typically do not want a younger pope since his papacy could last decades. Pope John Paul II, elected at 58, served for 26 years.

Archbishop Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, receives the red biretta hat from the late Pope Francis during the consistory in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican City, Vatican, on Sept. 30 ...

“May peace be with you.” That was the first sentence uttered by Pope Leo XIV after he was introduced Thursday as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. From the balcony of St ...

CHICAGO — Bells pealed and joy erupted in Holy Name Cathedral when hometown cleric Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope, but by Friday the city’s Catholics were more contemplative ...