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 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 ...

(Prevost’s brother, John, later shot down the rumor, saying the new pope was always a White Sox fan.) For a group of sixth-graders from a suburban Catholic school, a routine field trip to the ...

"The Pope is from Chicago. This is one of the biggest moments in the modern history of our city," said Mayor Brandon Johnson in a statement.

Pope Leo XIV's record handling sex abuse cases while he was an Augustinian superior and bishop in Peru has come under renewed ...

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.

Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the ...

While the rest of the country watched excitedly as white smoke heralded the election of a new pope, and then rejoiced after learning that Robert Francis Prevost ... role in the Catholic hierarchy ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV, becoming the first U.S. pontiff. Here is the reaction ...