Pope Leo XIV has not forgotten that he is also a Peruvian citizen. On Friday, he updated his national registration ...

The election of a first North American pontiff came after the death of the first Latin American pope and signaled a relinquishing of papal authority from Europe.

Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new pontiff has been chosen after the second or third ballots.

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

Robert Prevost, the choice of the world's Catholic cardinals to serve as leader of the 1.4-billion-member Church, is the ...

has spent much of his life outside the United States. By Motoko Rich Elizabeth Dias and Jason Horowitz Reporting from Vatican City Robert Francis Prevost, who was elected the 267th pope of the ...

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. He grew up in Dolton and attended St. Mary of the Assumption. A childhood friend said ...

The last three popes each chose very different paths between Rome and home—sometimes confrontational, sometimes aloof.

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on Thursday became the first ever pope from the United States, a surprise selection by 133 cardinals from across the globe on the second day of the papal conclave ...

"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.

President Donald Trump congratulated Prevost on his historic election as the first pope from the United States. "Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost," Trump said in a Truth Social post.