Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic ...

The Catholic Church has elected its first American pope in history: Cardinal Robert Prevost. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost has spent much of his time serving in Peru. He was elected the first American pope from ...

VATICAN CITY — Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the first pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church from the United States and will ...

Habemus papam — and he’s from Chicago! Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope on Thursday — the first American in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. The 69-year-old ...

The conclave has elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American-born cleric, as the new popeNow the 267th pontiff, he will be known as Pope Leo XIV as he assumes the mantle of spiritual ...

American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has been elected the new pope under the papal name Pope Leo XIV. The announcement was made on Thursday, May 8, about an hour after white smoke billowed ...

His first Mass will follow. VATICAN CITY - The papal conclave has ended with white smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost has been named ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the first American pope in history. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV.

The Mass will be broadcast live by the EWTN Global Catholic Network here. Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, was elected pope Thursday, becoming the first American ever selected for the role.

Cardinals, including Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich at left, appear at the Vatican on May 8, 2025, after the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the 267th pope. He chose the name Pope Leo XIV.