The successor to Pope Francis, who will go by the name Leo XIV, goes down in history as the first pope from the United States. Francis, a native of Argentina, was the first pope from the New World ...

The previous Leo, the 13th of that name, was pope for 25 years, the fourth-longest papacy in history, if you count St. Peter himself. He died in 1903 having spent his papacy wrestling the church ...

American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the 267th pontiff. He has chosen the name Leo XIV, a senior cardinal deacon announced. The 69-year-old Chicago native is the first American pope ...

Robert Francis Prevost -- who took the name Pope Leo XIV -- emerged onto the balcony at St. Peter's Basilica Thursday as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. But, he would also be the ...

he said. "That would signify something about the direction that the pope wants to take." Leo has been chosen 13 times before. "The name Leo harkens back to Pope Leo the Great," the first pope with ...

New Jersey Catholics expressed shock and joy on Thursday at the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff. A native of Chicago, Pope Leo XIV — the former Cardinal Robert F.

The night before the conclave, Pope Leo XIV gave his brother a hint that he could be the next pope — but he ignored his older sibling’s advice. Older brother John Prevost revealed the shocking ...

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Friday that she hopes the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff to lead the Catholic Church, will be vocal about opposing ...

Washington — President Trump celebrated the election of the first U.S.-born pope, calling it a "Great Honor" that Robert Francis Prevost, who chose Leo XIV as his papal name, was selected ...

Robert Prevost, the first American-born pope, was elected as Pope Leo XIV. The pope's brother, Louis Prevost, a Navy veteran residing in Port Charlotte, Florida, has been giving numerous ...

Leo is now tied for the fourth most common name chosen by popes, along with Clement. Only John, Gregory and Benedict have proven more popular. But we haven’t had a Pope Leo in more than a ...