Leo XIV vs. Trump: what will first American Pope mean for US Catholics?
Friday, 9 May 2025 () For the time time in history, the one in five US adults who identify as Catholic will have a fellow American as their spiritual leader. Although Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, henceforth to be known as Pope Leo XIV, spent much of his religious career in Peru, he was born and raised in Chicago…
Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, becomes the first American pontiff with deep Latin American ties. Born in Chicago, the 69-year-old missionary spent decades in Peru, where he became known for championing the poor, climate justice, and pastoral reforms. He vows to build on Pope Francis’...
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost first American-born pope is chosen and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. After the second day of the conclave white smoke emerged from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel..
Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer is lit up with the image of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, celebrating his historic election with the words "habemus papam," echoing the announcement made on the..
Robert Francis Prevost has become Pope Leo XIV after cardinals from around the globe chose him to be the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. He is the first pope from the United States in the..
American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV after a conclave election. Guglielmo Mangiapane/REUTERS Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became... Upworthy
US President Donald Trump celebrated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost's election as Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff. Trump hailed it as a "great... IndiaTimes Also reported by •NYTimes.com •BBC News
Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has been elected as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, succeeding Pope Francis. The 69-year-old, the first... IndiaTimes Also reported by •NYTimes.com