Pope Francis' successor has been elected, and it's the first American pope. Here's what we know about Cardinal Robert Prevost ...

For centuries, the world has turned its gaze to the Vatican whenever white smoke rises above the Sistine Chapel. That puff of ...

A U.S. bishop thought it was unlikely that Catholic cardinals would break with more than two centuries of precedent to pick a ...

Robert Francis Prevost waved to thousands of onlookers in St. Peter's Square from the central window of St. Peter’s Basilica ...

The new pope, Robert Prevost, who has taken the name Leo XIV, just broke a longstanding taboo on having an American pope, ...

Prevost, 69, was considered a contender for the papacy but was largely overlooked by many bettors and experts in favor of ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been announced as the next pope, becoming the first American leader of the Catholic ...

Robert Francis Prevost was chosen on Thursday, May 8, to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic Church.

In a historic turn of events, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope, becoming the first pontiff ...

Robert Francis Prevost, the first pope from the United States, has a history of missionary work in Peru but also a keen grasp ...

Nuns celebrated after seeing white smoke. Jason Horowitz Motoko Rich and Elizabeth Dias Reporting from Vatican City Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church ...