Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

The 69-year-old will become Leo XIV as he succeeds the late Pope Francis, who brought the Peruvian-American to the Vatican ...

Thousands of people have gathered in Vatican Square to witness the first appearance of the newly elected pope. White smoke was released from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in a post to X on Wednesday that he and the other North American cardinals will bring the "in ...

Let us keep in our ears the weak voice of Pope Francis that blesses Rome,” Leo said during his address on Thursday. “The Pope ...

VILLANOVA, Pa. (WPVI) -- American Cardinal Robert Prevost, now named Pope Leo XIV, has a strong tie to the Philadelphia region. Prevost, a 69-year-old from Chicago, graduated from Villanova University ...

When news broke Thursday about Robert Prevost's election as the first American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, the mood throughout Chicago was joyous.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful ...

And the new pope is making history in a new way. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the first American pope, and he will be ...

While cardinals this week said they expected a short conclave, it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, left, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's ...