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. In ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected by the conclave members May 8 to serve as the Roman Catholic Church's 267th pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. The 69-year-old makes history as the first ...

Five days into the papacy of Pope Leo XIV, Americans are fairly split on whether they think he has liberal or conservative political beliefs, a new poll found. Screengrab from Vatican News' video of ...

White smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City on Thursday, May 8, signifying that the College of Cardinals conclave had officially reached a majority vote, selecting a new pope to take ...

Cathleen Falsani, who covered two previous papal elections, sent a Hail Mary text from Ireland when she heard Chicago's own ...