Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is the first American pope in history. Here's his nationality, background, age and more.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected Pope Leo XIV, marking the first American to hold the position.

For the second conclave in a row, the College of Cardinals shocked the watching world with its choice for the next pope.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago, has been elected Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first American to lead ...

Cardinal Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

The new pope, Chicago area native Robert Prevost, has faced criticism for not doing more to encourage his religious order, ...

Robert Prevost has been appointed as the 267th pope, taking the name Leo XIV. Born in Chicago, he becomes the first American ...

He later pursued his theological education at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Although the new pontiff is American ...

Mount Carmel Elementary School in Chicago Heights, where his father was principal. Prevost, who attended ... But he stayed in the background because she was always doing things at the parish.” ...