The new pope, who has spent much of his career ministering in Peru and leading the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was born Robert Francis Prevost on Sept. 14, 1955, at what was then ...

Chicago's Blase Cardinal Cupich remembers Pope Francis after his death in "a moment of profound loss." Other Chicago officials also reacted to the news.

Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago native, was selected by the papal conclave on May 8 after 2 days, elected by the College of Cardinals to succeed Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of 88.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has been elected the new pope under the papal name Pope Leo XIV, making him the first pope from the U.S. The announcement was made on Thursday, May 8, over an ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has been elected the new pope under the papal name Pope Leo XIV, making him the first pope from the U.S. The announcement was made on Thursday, May 8, over an ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cardinal Robert Prevost was chosen as Pope Francis' successor on Thursday, taking the papal name Leo XIV. The world is wondering how the first American pope compares to his ...

A framed photo of Pope Francis adorned the pulpit at a mass to remember Pope Francis on the day of his death at the Chapel of Saint Joseph at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines Monday.

Parishioners remember Pope Francis at memorial Mass services in Chicago “He was dear to all people, very down to earth. You’ve never seen any of that kind of person, so humbled,” said James ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Local leaders around the D.C., Maryland and Virginia areas are reacting to the announcement of the new Pope Leo XIV. Previously known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S ...

CHICAGO -- Cardinal Robert Prevost was chosen as Pope Francis' successor on Thursday, taking the papal name Leo XIV. The world is wondering how the first American pope compares to his predecessor.