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Robert Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV on May 8, 2025, following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025.

Here's what to know about him. Where is Pope Leo XIV from? Pope Leo XIV was born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago in 1955. He is the first U.S. pope in the church's history, and ...

The Catholic Church has entered a new historic era with the election of American-Peruvian Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th ...

brother of Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, Credit...Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times John Prevost knew there was a chance his brother could be elected pope. “Last ...

Robert Francis Prevost, who will now lead the Vatican as Pope Leo XIV, is an alumnus of Villanova University. He went to St.

Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday after cardinals from around the globe chose him to be the ...

What time does Pope Leo XIV’s first mass start? Pope Leo XIV's first Latin Mass with the College of Cardinals will start on ...

The cardinal electors of the Catholic Church elected an American on Thursday to serve as the new pope. Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost ... States — chose Leo XIV as his papal name.

Pope Leo XIV persuaded the Arizona clergyman to return from his retirement as urgent appointments were being made earlier this year.