On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.

Prevost was brought to the Vatican in 2023 by Pope Francis as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations.

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

Cardinal Robert Prevost – a Chicago native who spent his career ministering to the poor in Peru – has been elected the 267 th pope, marking the first American pontiff in the Catholic Church ...

As the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, here's what there is to know about Provost's nationality and background. Cardinal Robert Prevost, who is fluent in ...

making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global turmoil and conflict. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a former prefect of the influential ... one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. On Thursday, he ascended to become Pope Leo XIV — the first ...

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Pope Leo XIV met Thursday with members of the Vatican’s child protection advisory panel for the first time amid questions ...

VATICAN CITY — Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary ... first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church on Thursday. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the ...