VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church.

You can also read his full special message on the election of Pope Leo XIV below: ...

Robert Francis Prevost makes history as Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first American to lead the Catholic Church. KRIS6 News ...

Students were surprised an American - especially a Villanova grad - was chosen as the next pope. Some hope he’ll be their next commencement speaker.

The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.

Swiss Guards march after a new Pope was elected when 133 cardinals gathered on the second day of the conclave to select a ...

The new pope has his own history in Michigan. According to the Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo, Pope Leo attended the Augustinian Seminary in West Michigan which is now closed. He then joined the Order ...

Americans in St. Peter’s square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was ...

It was a shocker, it was a shocker. And I don’t mean that in a bad way but I just – it was like, ‘Wow, I did not expect that!

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a Peruvian and American citizen, is now the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church.

Robert Francis Prevost has been announced as the successor to Pope Francis on Thursday (May 8) after 133 cardinals voted in ...