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Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic ...
The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...
Robert Prevost has been named the new pope. But why did he opt to select the title Leo XIV? Here's a closer look at its history.
Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native who spent his career ministering in Peru, has been elected the new Pope, becoming ...
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is the first American pope in history. Here's his nationality, background, age and more.
Prevost, 69, was considered a contender for the papacy but was largely overlooked by many bettors and experts in favor of other cardinals, including Pietro Parolin and Luis Antonio Tagle.
Pope Leo XIV has been elected following roughly 24 hours of deliberation among the 133-member College of Cardinals, the Vatican announced on Thursday.
In a historic moment for the Catholic Church, American Cardinal Robert F. Prevost has been elected as the new pope, choosing the regnal name Pope Leo the Fourteenth. The announcement marks a ...
Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary ... of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV. In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, uttered from the loggia of St. Peter ...
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...
Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV, succeeds Pope Francis. Leo spent much of his ministry in Peru and was elected a Roman Catholic cardinal only in 2023.