The College of Cardinals has elected Pope Leo XIV, who aims to foster unity amidst global divisions. Robert Prevost is the first American pope to ever be elected. The Chicago native is also a Peruvian ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope this evening, becoming the first Pontiff to hail from the United States.

The crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers. The name will be announced later, when a top cardinal utters the words ...

It is the quickest papal election in a century, beating the conclave of 2005, when Joseph Ratzinger claimed the title in less ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost officially became the first person from the United States to become the Roman Catholic Church’s pope, ...

The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost wasn’t a household name until Thursday, when he ascended to become Pope Leo XIV — the first pontiff ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, became the first American pontiff in history after he was elected following just ...

Local residents said they were surprised, excited and hopeful about the first American pope. He will be a “pope for everyone, ...

Villanova University alumnus Cardinal Robert Prevost has been chosen by the cardinal electors of the Catholic Church, ending ...

"Peace be with you all," he told the cheering crowd in fluent Italian. Leo, who became the church's 267th pope, also spoke in ...