Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States waves from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican on May 8, 2025, in this photo provided by Vatican Media.

NEW LENOX, Ill. (WGN) — Long before he was Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost and his two brothers were just “kids on a block of kids” growing up in south suburban Dolton, his brother said. But neighbors ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the ...

Before Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, there was almost nothing published about his life growing up here. So, we pulled the pieces together — just in case he beat the odds.

INVESTIGATION. PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL. WELL, A MESSAGE OF HOPE FROM THE NEW AMERICAN PONTIFF NOW IN CHARGE OF LEADING CATHOLICS AROUND THE WORLD. AND IN TRUE AMERICAN FASHION, WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after ...

VATICAN CITY — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment ...