"Peace be with all of you!" Those were the first words of Pope Leo XIV, the newly anointed leader of the world’s 1.4 billion ...

Follow our live blog coverage of Pope Leo XIV’s electionVatican City: Cardinal Robert Prevost, a US-born missionary and ...

Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, ...

VATICAN CITY — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

The pope’s election coincides with an era that is fraught with war and rising global authoritarianism. He takes the helm of a ...

In an unexpected turn of events at the Vatican, American Cardinal Robert Prevost, a relative "dark horse" candidate, has been ...

One of the world’s biggest questions has been answered after Chicago native Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the 267th ...

Hints as to what postures Pope Leo XIV might take on some of the most controversial issues roiling the U.S. may come from his ...

Pope Leo XIV's papal name has a storied history — and stretches all the way back to the year 440. Here's what it could say ...

Rome (CNN) — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost – now known as Pope Leo XIV — is the first pope from the United States. The 69-year-old from Chicago is known as a leader with global experience. He spent ...