Pope - Wikipedia
The current pope is Leo XIV, who was elected on 8 May 2025 on the second day of the 2025 papal conclave. [6] While his office is called the papacy, the jurisdiction of the episcopal see is …
Chicago native Cardinal Prevost elected pope, takes name Leo XIV
May 8, 2025 · VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th pope May 8 and took the …
Leo XIV is the new Pope - Vatican News
May 8, 2025 · "Peace be with all of you!" - the first words of Pope Leo XIV. The Conclave has elected Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome. ...
Leo XIV | Pope, Background, Family, Name, Nationality, Education ...
May 8, 2025 · Leo XIV (born September 14, 1955, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is the pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He was elected to the papacy on May 8, 2025, succeeding …
Pope Leo Surprises St. Peter’s Crowd Before Christmas Eve Mass
Dec 25, 2025 · Pope Leo XIV greeted the soggy faithful in St. Peter’s Square in both English and Italian and apologized that there wasn’t enough room in the basilica for them all.
The Holy See - Vatican
Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network Christmas 2025 News Calendar 02 - 1 - 2026 Video Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of SEEK26 [Columbus (Ohio), Denver (Colorado), and Fort …
Catholics reflect on Pope Leo XIV after first Christmas: 'He's …
6 days ago · Catholics reflect on Pope Leo XIV after first Christmas: 'He's already helped the Bears' Days after the Chicago-born pontiff made his first Christmas message, congregants …
Robert Prevost elected as first American pope and takes the name …
May 8, 2025 · We have a pope – and he’s an American! Cardinal Robert Prevost has been selected as the next pope, the first American pontiff in history. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV.
Biography and Vocation of Pope Leo XIV - Opus Dei
May 8, 2025 · Pope Leo XIV (United States, 1955) was born in Chicago. On 30 January 2023, Pope Francis appointed him Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and President of the …
Robert Prevost of the United States is named Pope Leo XIV
May 8, 2025 · Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, welcomes the election of the new pope, 69-year-old American Pope Leo XIV, while …