Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost poses for pictures at the end of the consistory during which he received the biretta hat from Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican City on Sept. 30, 2023.

Catholics across the region are celebrating the historic announcement that the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the church was born and raised in the Chicago area. In his first words ...

Jetlagged but excited, Pope Leo XIV’s brother John Prevost is catching up on daily life after a whirlwind few days in the Vatican. Prevost is freshly arrived home after spending time with his brother ...

CLEVELAND — On Thursday, 69-year-old Robert Prevost became the first American to be elected pope in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born missionary took the name Leo XIV, then ...

Born on September 14, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois, Pope Leo (née Robert Francis Prevost) is the first Augustinian and second pope from the Americas. He grew up in the suburbs of Chicago’s south side ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Robert Prevost was selected as the new pope Thursday after four rounds of voting and made his first appearance on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to speak. Prevost, 69, will take ...

“There is no room in Augustine’s concept of authority for one who is self-seeking and in search of power over others,” he wrote in the 167-page text. By Ruth Graham Elizabeth Dias and Jason Horowitz ...