Americans are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.

"The Pope is from Chicago. This is one of the biggest moments in the modern history of our city," said Mayor Brandon Johnson ...

"I think people will be very impressed with him," Villanova president Peter Donohue said of the new pope, who graduated from ...

Evangelical and other Protestant leaders have provided a range of reactions to the election of Pope Leo XIV, from some ...

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama shared their reaction to "fellow Chicagoan" Robert Francis Prevost becoming Pope Leo XIV, the ...

We all lost our minds. And we’re still losing our minds,” said Mike Blake, a Villanova University senior who met ...

Just days after cardinals elected a new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV delivered his first noon blessing on Sunday.

Historic Election: Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago-born Peruvian citizen, was elected as the first American pope, taking ...

The Vatican’s choice of the first American pope is drawing reaction across New Mexico’s widespread Catholic community. With ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American born in Chicago,has been elected as the new pope and taken the name Leo XIV. CBS News ...