Mildred Prevost, a mother of three who sought a graduate degree, held her religious devotion at the center of her life.

Bishop Gerald Kicanas spoke with the new pope just after he was selected, sending him congratulations and prayers.

The price of the new Pope’s childhood home, which in recent years had been used as a drug den, is set to ‘skyrocket’, ...

Prevost, a U.S. native and naturalized citizen of Peru, spent his childhood growing up in Chicago. Here's what we know about his family.

No, the name that was announced from the balcony was little known: that of Robert Francis Prevost, an American from Chicago.

Robert Prevost is the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. And Prevost’s brother, John, ...

Pope Leo XIV will give his first Sunday noon blessing since being elected as the first U.S.-born pope in the Catholic ...

Robert Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger ...

Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, about the significance of the Cardinals electing the first pope from the United States.

Pope Leo XIV made his first trip outside Rome since being elected as leader of the Catholic Church. The pope was driven to ...