Prelates who voted in the conclave played down the new pope’s American roots. In his first Mass as pontiff, Leo pledged to ...

In a surprise pick, the conclave elected 69-year-old Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost. Here’s how it all went down.

"I was with the school children watching the announcement of the new pope, and when they all heard he was from the United ...

Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago. He is of French, Italian and Spanish descent. He spent years working as a ...

Eric Church has seen his fair share of triumph and tragedy in his career. He reflects on both as his album "Evangeline vs.

Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first American pope. His leadership will be crucial for the Church's future.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is the first American pope in history. Here's his nationality, background, age and more.

Natalie Sorrells, 44, has been sentenced to five years in prison following her conviction of engaging in sexual contact with ...

A childhood friend of the Dublin-born Cardinal who is effectively running the Catholic Church at the moment confirms that if ...

After the historic election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as history’s first American pope, old allegations of coverup and ...

The papacy is not the presidency. The conclave is not a campaign. Understanding the future of the Catholic Church requires ...

Pope Leo XIV has been known as the “Latin Yankee” in Rome for the decades he worked in Peru, ministering to the dispossessed ...