Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary, has been elected as the 267th Pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. This marks ...

Robert Prevost, the first American Pope, chose the name Leo XIV upon election. Though he hasn’t explained the choice, it may ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been announced as the new pontiff and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV. There are no written ...

The Vanderbilt Divinity School professor said the papal name connects to a predecessor who championed workers' rights and peace initiatives.

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope" — from the balcony of St. Peter’s ...

The first American pope in history was elected today and he chose a very significant papal name. Here's what it means and why ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was elected the 267th pope on Thursday. The 69-year-old pontiff from ...

Our new Pope’s selection of the name “Leo XIV” is of great significance to workers and farmers in the Philippines and across the globe. On May 15, 1891 (feast day of St. Isidore the Farmer), his ...

Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester joins Morning Joe to discuss the significance of American-born ...

With the world still wondering how the fledgling papacy of Leo XIV will take wing, cardinals and other clerics gave glimpses ...

When a new pope is elected, one of his first acts is to choose a new name. Robert Francis Prevost, 69, chose Pope Leo XIV, a choice rich with historical and spiritual significance. By choosing the ...

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich participated in the conclave that elected Robert Prevost to lead the Catholic Church as pope.