He’ll be known as Pope Leo XIV. Prevost, 69, from Chicago, Illinois, is the first ever pope from the United States. Cardinals took two days to select a new pontiff, matching the timeline from ...

There have been 266 popes in the history of the Catholic Church, starting with St. Peter in 32 A.D.

Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Cardinal Robert Prevost appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, choosing the name of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis on being against "dogmatic" mentality in the Catholic Church 03:24. Pope Francis, who was elevated to the papacy in 2013, died on Monday, April 21, a day after celebrating Easter at ...

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 ...

ope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025.

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Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV by Nicole Winfield May 8, 2025 May 8, 2025. Share this: ...

Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV May 8, 2025 by NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press | Updated May 8, 2025 at 1:06 p.m.