Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost made history on May 8, 2025, when he stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the ...

Louis Prevost’s Facebook posts — no longer publicly viewable — suggest that he has embraced some of the most common ...

For specialists familiar with the Vatican, the election of American Robert Francis Prevost Martinez as the new pope sends ...

Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In his first appearance as Pope Leo XIV on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, the man born Robert Francis Prevost spoke for 10 minutes in Italian. Then he transitioned to Spanish ...

Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.

Pope Leo XIV's election marks the second straight time the cardinals have selected someone from the Americas, as well as a ...

Before ascending to lead the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV — formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost — grew up in Chicago, ...

After celebrating his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV is slated to have a full schedule in the coming days. His next engagement ...

INFOWeather1 Source: Own work License: CC BY-SA 4.0 Historical patterns in papal conclaves reveal how unexpected choices—like ...