Robert Francis Prevost has been chosen as the new Pope! The Conclave’s monumental decision was announced on Thursday, May 8.

The Augustinian cardinal and former missionary in Peru has been elected the new pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.

Former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was selected Thursday by the papal conclave to succeed Pope ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the 267th Bishop of Rome — new Pope of the Holy Roman Catholic Church.

Francis may have been globally admired, but within the church hierarchy he was a polarizing figure. This could have resulted ...

Prevost is the first US citizen to hold the position of head of the Roman Catholic Church and in the run-up to the conclave, ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago, is the new pope and has taken the name Leo XIV. He is the first elected ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevos in the U.S., has been chosen to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic ...

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

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago was elected Thursday as the first American pope. Here’s what to know about him and ...

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