In a historic moment for the Roman Catholic Church, Robert Francis Prevost, a cardinal from the south suburbs of Chicago, has been elected as the 267th pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been named the first American pope of the Catholic Church. What to know about Pope Leo ...

Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago-born prefect of the Vatican’s dicastery for bishops, has been elected as the new Pope. At 69, Prevost brings extensive experience from his missionary work and ...

Elected as the 267th pope, Robert Francis Prevost will lead the Catholic Church under the name Leo XIV. Born in Chicago in 1955, Prevost is also deeply connected to Latin America through his ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago and raised in Dolton, has been selected to lead the Catholic Church as the 267th pope. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV and becomes the ...

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

(CNN) — Cardinal Robert Francis ... Prevost earned his bachelor’s in mathematics from Villanova University in Pennsylvania and went on receive his diploma in theology from the Catholic ...