For American Catholics, the elevation of Robert Prevost to the papacy was a shock, a cause for celebration and a chance for ...

Bishop Gerald Kicanas spoke with the new pope just after he was selected, sending him congratulations and prayers.

In the frenzied days leading up to the papal conclave following Pope Francis’s passing on April 21, speculation was rampant: ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has become the first American ever to be elected pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV will give his first Sunday noon blessing since being elected as the first U.S.-born pope in the Catholic ...

Robert Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger ...

The first American Pope in history lived in the house for two decades with his father Louis, a teacher, and librarian mother ...

Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, about the significance of the Cardinals electing the first pope from the United States.

Pope Leo XIV made his first trip outside Rome since being elected as leader of the Catholic Church. The pope was driven to ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

Bishops often imposed such restrictions — with varying levels of enforcement and typically without warning the public — until ...