Americans are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.

News of a new pope thrilled US-based social media users, especially midwesterners, many of whom were not expecting to see ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost became the first American pope on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV. U.S. media reacted to the ...

P olitical figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV as the first-American pontiff shocked the world, and Chicago residents rejoiced in the Holy ...

Pope Leo XIV is both the first American pope and the first boomer pope, and any projections about what his papacy will look ...

Surprise, hope, excitement and pride were reflected in many of the initial reactions to Cardinal Robert Prevost on May 8 ...

In some of his first public remarks since being elevated to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV denounced the jailing of journalists and ...

I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!" In addition to reactions from local and state ...

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To discuss the implications of Robert Prevost’s election as pope, for both the church and for the world’s 1.4 billion ...