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

Prevost, 69, was considered a contender for the papacy but was largely overlooked by many bettors and experts in favor of ...

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

Robert Francis Prevost will lead the Catholic Church as Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first pope to hail from the United States.

What time does Pope Leo XIV’s first mass start? Pope Leo XIV's first Latin Mass with the College of Cardinals will start on ...

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

brother of Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, Credit...Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times John Prevost knew there was a chance his brother could be elected pope. “Last Saturday ...

Pope Leo was announced as Pope Francis’ successor on May 8, 2025, becoming the first American pontiff in Vatican history.

Here's what to know about him. Where is Pope Leo XIV from? Pope Leo XIV was born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago in 1955. He is the first U.S. pope in the church's history, and is also a citizen ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost – a Chicago native who spent his career ministering to the poor in Peru – has been elected the 267 th pope, marking the first American pontiff in the Catholic Church ...