CHICAGO — Robert Francis Prevost was elected the new pope Thursday. Pope Leo XVI as he is now known was born in Chicago in ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago-area native and former substitute teacher at St. Rita High School, has become the first ...

After white smoke billowed Thursday from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a pope had been chosen, students in every ...

Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, frequently used social media to push back against Trump administration ...

Almost immediately after Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost’s election as Pope, the question emerged: is the pontiff a fan ...

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SCHIAVON, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV ‘s choice of name signals a commitment to social justice, which is very much in line with ...