Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and has stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.

The Vatican's veil of secrecy is beginning to lift, shedding light on how 133 cardinals from around he world unexpectedly ...

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Chicago-born Robert Prevost has spent much of his time serving in Peru, and was just elected the first American pope.

White smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel today signaled that a conclave of cardinals selected a new pope: Robert Prevost of the United States. He is the first American pope in history and will go ...

His first Mass will follow. VATICAN CITY - The papal conclave has ended with white smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel, ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the first American pope in history. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected as the pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Leo ...

The College of Cardinals elected Cardinal Robert Prevost to become the next leader of the worldwide Catholic Church. He'll take the name Pope Leo XIV.

Today, the Catholic Church witnessed a historic moment as white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of ...

VATICAN CITY — Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful ...