Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost has spent much of his time serving in Peru. He was elected the first American pope from the U.S., and took the name Leo XIV.

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic ...

Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the 2,000-year ...

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. He grew up in Dolton and attended St. Mary of the Assumption. A childhood friend said ...

Rate Field will host a unique Mass to honor U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV, a White Sox fan, with tickets on sale for $5.

The Reverend James Bretzke, a theology professor at John Carroll University in Ohio, told USA Today this week that a diplomat ...

While growing up in the Chicago area, Robert Prevost often played “pretend priest,” his older brother John Prevost recalled after the announcement. The younger brother would set up a table ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Thursday as the first ever American pope – and folks in the Windy City are having a blast over it. “From now on, all communion wafers shall be ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary born in Chicago who spent much of his career abroad and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in ...