ROME — The Catholic Church has a new pope: Chicago Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Thursday as the new head of the Catholic Church after just 24 hours of conclave in the Sistine Chapel.

Good morning, Chicago. On Thursday, Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope and now leads the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church.

The Prevost home already was bustling with two little boys when the youngest son, Robert Francis, was born on September 14, 1955, in Chicago. ‘The seed was planted and it grew’ ...

People pray during a special Mass at Saint Clement Church in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood in celebration of the election of Chicago native Cardinal Robert Prevost as the first pope from ...

Robert Francis Prevost, a Villanova University graduate and a Chicago native, was chosen as the first American pope in history to lead the Catholic church as Pope Leo XIV. Prevost graduated from ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in ...

Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago, is installed as first pope from the U.S. The former Cardinal Robert Prevost vowed to work for unity. “I think he will inspire,” said Susan Hanssen, a professor ...

An American Cardinal, from Chicago, Robert Prevost, Pope Leo XIV is the new pope. Francis clearly had his eye on Prevost and in many ways saw him as his heir apparent.

Born on September 14, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois, Pope Leo (née Robert Francis Prevost) is the first Augustinian and second pope from the Americas.

A brother of the newly elected pope says the Chicago-born pontiff is a White Sox fan, and one video might offer some proof. Video shows then-Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, in the crowd ...

We now have an American pope in Robert Francis Prevost (“Chicago pope,” May 9). Prevost hails from the South Side of Chicago, choosing the name Leo XIV for his pontificate.

Cardinal Robert Prevost The idea of an American pope has long been taboo, given the geopolitical power already wielded by the United States. But the Chicago-born Prevost, 69, could be a first.