As Pope Leo XIV approaches the 100-day mark of his papacy on Saturday, Mississippi’s Catholics are largely ecstatic about the ...

At the time Pope Francis picked Bishop Gregg Caggianelli, then-Cardinal Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — was running the Vatican office that selects and vets prospective bishops. Cardinal ...

Andrea Riccardi, a church historian and diplomat, and founder of the lay Catholic Community of St. Egidio, said he believes Francis himself anointed then-Cardinal Robert Prevost, the future Pope ...

On May 8, Chicago-born Cardinal Robert F. Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States to lead the world’s 1. 4 billion Catholics.

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

A huge crowd in St. Peter’s Square awaited the announcement of the pope’s identity Thursday, and they were rewarded to see the face of American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost emerge.

Matthew Bunson's Portrait of the First American Pope: Leo XIV and Christopher White's Pope Leo XIV: Inside the Conclave, Dawn ...

Pizzo knew Robert Prevost could be named Pope, but it was an outside chance. Prevost was just named cardinal in 2023. Pope Francis named Prevost the Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, whose job ...

Before Robert F. Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, he was apparently keeping a close eye on at least one major Illinois issue. Documents obtained by WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times through a public ...

And that conclave surprised all the pundits by choosing Robert Prevost, a Chicago-born Augustinian, within 24 hours. Our heads are still spinning.