The first American pope succeeds Francis, preaching peace while confronting Church divides and urgent global crises.

Pope Leo XIV — then Father Robert Prevost — is seen visiting Villanova College in King City, Ont. in the 2000-01 school year.

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a long-time missionary in Latin America, was elected as the surprise choice to be the new leader of ...

Robert Prevost is now Pope Leo XIV. He is the first American to lead the Catholic Church. Prevost was born in Chicago. He ...

P olitical figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

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FROM a budding maths genius in the US to an adventurous missionary in Peru – horse riding Pope Leo XIV has now reached the ...

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

Robert Francis Prevost, 69, will be the 267th occupant of the throne of St Peter and he will be known as Leo XIV. He is the ...

The Vatican's veil of secrecy is beginning to lift, shedding light on how 133 cardinals from around he world unexpectedly ...

Robert Francis Prevost was named Pope Leo XIV, marking the first U.S.-born and Augustinian leader of the Roman Catholic ...