Prevost was brought to the Vatican in 2023 by Pope Francis as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations.

The Mozambican president, Daniel Chapo, said yesterday that it was "with joy and jubilation" that Mozambique received the ...

The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

Thursday, May 8, 2025, marked the election of the worldwide Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinal Robert Francis ...

The 69-year-old will become Leo XIV as he succeeds the late Pope Francis, who brought the Peruvian-American to the Vatican ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

Leo XIV. Prior to his historic election Thursday via conclave, Leo was known as Cardinal Robert Prevost. The 69-year-old was ...

For centuries, the world has turned its gaze to the Vatican whenever white smoke rises above the Sistine Chapel. That puff of ...

The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church elected Robert Francis Prevost as their 267th pontiff, ending a two-day conclave ...

As the new pope's name was announced, it stunned many around the globe: Robert Prevost, a cardinal from Chicago and the first-ever American pope.

With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, a guessing game is emerging on ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...