Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected Pope Leo XIV, marking the first American to hold the position.

Prevost was born in Chicago. He served as a missionary in ... As he begins his papacy, observers will be watching how his unique background shapes his leadership style and the initiatives he ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became the first American pope in the history of the Catholic church on Thursday.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago, has been elected Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first American to lead ...

The Catholic Church has entered a new historic era with the election of American-Peruvian Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th ...

The pope’s background was unearthed Thursday by a New Orleans genealogist, Jari C. Honora, and confirmed to The New York ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, has made history as the first American ever selected ...

When Father Tony Ricard watched the new pope deliver his first address to the faithful Thursday in St. Peter’s Square, he ...

CHICAGO -- Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV ... in the U.S. "They were a Creole of color ...

In an interview conducted before the posts came to light, Prevost spoke with the Chicago Sun-Times about ... he did have the background for it and the training for the position.

Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago. He is of French, Italian and Spanish descent. He spent years working as a ...

So he wasn't home a lot, except for summer vacations," Prevost said of the pope's background ... an exciting surprise to Catholics across the Chicago area -- and even the pope himself.