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Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, has had a pristine reputation since he was just a boy, his childhood friend, John ...

While President Trump welcomed the U.S.-born cardinal as the new pope, top Trump allies criticized Leo XIV for his similarities to Pope Francis. By Tim Balk When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost ...

While Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, records show that his family lineage has deep roots in Louisiana. When his maternal great-grandmother was just a baby, she was baptized in 1840 at ...

Growing up, Louis Prevost knew there was something special about his brother, Pope Leo XIV. "We knew as a family from a very young age, there was something special about Rob," Louis told CBS News ...

These are some blessed bobbleheads. Two Pope Leo bobbleheads were unveiled Friday by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum. The limited-edition papal creations are on presale for $30 ...

A friend of Pope Leo XIV has revealed the telling nickname he earned after gaining much popularity in Peru. The Rev. Alexander Lam, an Augustinian friar from Peru who knows the new pope ...

The morning after John Prevost watched his younger brother Robert become Pope Leo XIV, he received a familiar phone call. The new pope — who calls John every day — was well aware of the global ...

To many Peruvians, however, Leo is more than the first pope from the U.S. He is also the first Peruvian pope. Pope Leo, born on the South Side of Chicago, first arrived in Peru in 1985 as a ...

Formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV became the first-ever pope born in the United States on May 8. The 69-year-old, who hails from Chicago but has dual Peruvian ...

Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, so that naturally begs the question what sports team the new pontiff roots for. It makes sense for him to cheer on his hometown teams, but it's certainly ...