(THE CONVERSATION) In his first appearance as Pope Leo XIV on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, the man born Robert Francis Prevost spoke for 10 minutes in Italian. Then he transitioned to Spanish ...

Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago as Robert Prevost, was the first American to be elected Pope - but an expert has warned ...

New pope's deliberate decision to identify with Peru in particular and the Global South generally is no accident ...

Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first American to be pope, is a magical choice embodying a thousand ...

Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.

Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual ...

In the end, the most fundamental part of Leo’s identity may not be either his American or his Peruvian nationality, argued ...

In 2025, Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, emerged as the first American Pope after a swift two-day ...

While President Trump welcomed the U.S.-born cardinal as the new pope, top Trump allies criticized Leo XIV for his ...

Americans gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 8 to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the ...

However, it would be a mistake to let Leo XIV be defined by his critics alone. He reminds us that no human is infallible, not ...