Cardinal Robert Prevost has been named the bishop of Rome and will take the name Pope Leo the XIV.

Robert Francis Prevost, a Villanova University graduate and a Chicago native, was chosen as the first American pope in history to lead the Catholic church as Pope Leo XIV.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is the 267th man to hold the office of pope and is the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.

Pope Leo XIV likes John Grisham's legal thrillers, his brother said in an interview at the weekend. Speaking to NBC in their home city of Chicago, John Prevost also revealed his brother's other faves: ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost – now known as Pope Leo XIV — is the first pope from the United States. Here are 10 things to know about the new pontiff.

Pope Francis, right, embraces Robert F. Prevost during a meeting with Augustinian priests at Sant’Agostino Church in Rome, on August 28, 2013. - CPP/Polaris/Newscom ...

On May 7, Robert Francis Prevost entered the Sistine Chapel as a dark-horse cardinal from Chicago. A day later, after securing the votes of at least 89 out of his 132 peers, he appeared on the balcony ...

Leo was born Robert Francis Prevost in 1955 at Mercy Hospital, about 3 miles south of the city’s iconic downtown Loop area. He grew up in Dolton, just south of Chicago.

The Rev. Paul Galetto once showed a young Robert Prevost around the city of Rome — decades later, Prevost held his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel as Pope Leo XIV, the first pope in the ...

Born on September 14, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois, Pope Leo (née Robert Francis Prevost) is the first Augustinian and second pope from the Americas. He grew up in the suburbs of Chicago’s south ...

Harry Styles was among the many spectators that gathered in Vatican City to watch Pope Leo XIV, formerly Robert Francis Prevost, assume his new role as leader of the Catholic Church.

Prior to being elected, Pope Leo XIV had a presence on X, where he sometimes shared messages that appeared to be critical of some of President Donald Trump's policies.