A new book suggests Chicago-born Richard Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty responsibility of ...

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

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

Pope Leo XIV has been presented with a physical copy of his family tree, which features some Black relatives. The news comes ...

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

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV—formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost—shares why Pope Francis chose him, his missionary roots, and his progressive vision for a more inclusive, compassionate Catholic Church.

On Thursday, Prevost ascended to become Pope Leo XIV — the first pontiff from the United States. Prevost, 69, had to overcome the taboo against an American pope, given the geopolitical power ...

Choosing to go by Pope Leo XIV, Prevost is the first pope ever from the United States, and only second from the Americas after the Argentinian Francis.. While technically any baptized Catholic man ...

Nearly one hour later, Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first American pope in history, walked onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and made his first public appearance to the world as Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo the XIV will be the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo the Fourteenth (Vatican) The backstory: ...