Video above: Listen to Pope Leo XIV's speech after being elected pope. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV.

The word itself predates Christianity, but the conclave with its secretive deliberations and ancient trappings still captures the public's curiosity.

In his new book What Makes Education Catholic: Spiritual Foundations (Orbis Books, 2021), internationally renowned religious education expert Thomas Groome explores the history of Catholic education ...

Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV. ... was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, previously led a Catholic religious order. Prevost, 69, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV, was formerly ...

WASHINGTON — Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, previously led a Catholic religious order. The Order of St. Augustine has a presence ...

In the nearly 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with significant Catholic ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year ...

Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV. Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s ...

Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press May. 8, 2025 11:18 am, Updated: May. 8, 2025 2:27 pm ...