Pope Leo XIV, known as Robert Francis Prevost was selected Thursday as the new Pope of the Catholic Church. He is the first American to lead the church.

Robert Francis Prevost, who will now lead the Vatican as Pope Leo XIV, is an alumnus of Villanova University. He went to St.

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful ...

White smoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney as crowds erupted in cheers and a bell tolled - signifying that 133 ...

Students were surprised an American - especially a Villanova grad - was chosen as the next pope. Some hope he’ll be their next commencement speaker.

As the red velvet curtains at the Vatican parted, a priest realized that his college pal from the South Side of Chicago that ...

American reaction poured in Thursday after Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took ...

"Francis was my pope for less than two days," said a new Catholic visiting from the U.S. "I wish he'd stayed longer, because ...

A day after he was seated as Archbishop of Omaha, the new diocesan leader praised Pope Leo’s leadership and said a ...

Former protégé describes the American set to lead the Catholic Church - “It’s just wonderful, the peacemaker and unifier that ...