Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is the first American pope in history. Here's his nationality, background, age and more.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected Pope Leo XIV, marking the first American to hold the position.

Cardinal Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked ...

We'll catch you up on the news you need to know with the Chicago Catch-Up newsletter ... pope was the attitude," Prevost said. Prevost spoke of their family background, with him and his two ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago, has been elected Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first American to lead ...

Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has become the 267th occupant of the throne of St Peter and he will be known as Leo XIV. He is ...

He later pursued his theological education at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Although the new pontiff is American ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became the first American pope in the history of the Catholic church on Thursday.

A Chicago area priest who asked not to be named said of Prevost: “What really bothers me about this new pope is that no matter what his theological background, just like other priests and ...