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 deep dish, ...

Bishop Ron Hicks from the Diocese of Joliet is in the running to replace Timothy Cardinal Dolan at the Archdiocese of New ...

Pope Leo XIV, an American, was elected as the 267th pontiff on May, 8th, 2025, following a papal conclave conducted by the ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds ...

NCR sat down with John Prevost, the brother of Pope Leo XIV. This first excerpt from that interview with the middle of the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." By now you’ve probably heard about Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff and the 267th head of ...

Rome (CNN) — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost – now known as Pope Leo XIV — is the first pope from the United States. CNN — Rome (CNN) — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost – now known as Pope Leo XIV — is ...

Before Robert F. Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, he was apparently keeping a close eye on at least one major Illinois issue. Documents obtained by WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times through a public records ...

Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, is pictured May 9, 2025. Dolton's board of trustees on Dec. 1 approved a motion to officially declare the house a historic landmark.

President Donald Trump congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on Thursday, moments after he was announced as the first U.S.-born pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church. “Congratulations to ...