Pope Leo XIV was welcomed as the newest pontiff by a sea of faithful and an uninterrupted view of St. Peter’s Square on Thursday. Conversely, Pope Leo, born Robert Francis Prevost, introduced ...

Robert Francis Prevost has been selected as the new leader of the Catholic Church after the death of Pope Francis, he will be taking the name Pope Leo XIV. He makes history as the first-ever Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, delivered his first speech as the Catholic Church's newly appointed successor to Pope Francis. Standing at the Central Loggia of St Peter’s Basilica ...

The successor of Pope Francis has been selected. Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago, the first American pope. According to the Vatican, he will go by Leo XIV. Here's what we know. The newly elected ...

White smoke has signaled that a new pope has been selected to replace Pope Francis. The smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Rome on the second day of balloting, indicating the ...

"I think he'll be a second Pope Francis," he said. Prevost also shared photos with NBC Chicago of his parents and his siblings, and said he had believed his brother was always destined for a ...