After a two-day conclave, Prevost, who has taken the name Pope Leo XIV, has been named the first-ever American leader of the Catholic Church-- and social media is not okay. Cardinal Robert Francis ...

Following are reactions from notable figures to the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday. He was a surprise choice, and took the name Leo XIV to ...

After the white smoke cleared, Brown papal historian David Kertzer reflected on the significance of an American pope, how the ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, is the first U.S.-born pope in the Church's history. Here's how readers reacted to his election.

Robert Francis Prevost, who was born in Chicago and attended Villanova University, was elected as the new pope on Thursday and chose Leo XIV as his papal name.

The case against Prevost first emerged during a confrontation with the powerful ultra-Catholic group Sodalitium, with ...

just minutes after he was elected the next head of the Catholic church, sparking a mixed reaction from some on the right. Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost occasionally posted ...

the first American to lead the Catholic Church, people around the country and in Georgia are reacting to the remarkable news. Chicago-born Robert Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. He said ...