For the first time, the pope is from the United States. The world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics have a new spiritual leader, the 267th pontiff to lead the nearly 2,000-year-old church. Robert ...

On Thursday, Pope Leo XIV, the first American, was elected as the new pope. Here's how world leaders are reacting:U.S. President Donald Trump United States President Donald Trump posted on Truth ...

May 8 (UPI) --Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States has been elected the new pope and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV is the first U.S. pope and the second American pope ...

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected pope on Thursday. The Catholic Church has a new pope. American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the 267th pontiff. He has chosen the name Leo ...

(Updated with more details) American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost of Peru is the new Pope. “Habemus Papam,” said Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura Cardinal Dominique Mamberti announcing the ...

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Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Easter Sunday, the world cheered as his successor -- the 267th pope -- emerged on the same balcony on Thursday.

Pope Leo XIV's first message to the world shortly after becoming the new pontiff focused on bringing more peace and connections to the world. The new pope stood and admired the huge, cheering ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago and raised in Dolton, has been selected to lead the Catholic Church as the 267th pope. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV and becomes the ...

Robert Francis Prevost has been named the new pope of the Catholic Church, waving to thousands of onlookers in St. Peter's Square from the central window of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday, May 8.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on Thursday became the first ever pope from the United States, a surprise selection by 133 cardinals from across the globe on the second day of the papal conclave ...