Cardinal Robert Prevost's personal trainer discovered his true identity only after the conclave. Valerio Masella, who had ...

The new pope, Robert Prevost, who has taken the name Leo XIV, just broke a longstanding taboo on having an American pope, ...

A résumé of deep religious education, frontline pastoral experience, parish management and Vatican governance — along with a ...

Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south side suburbs, where he grew up playing “pretend priest” and ...

Leo is the youngest of three brothers. John Prevost, who is the middle son and one year older than the pontiff, spoke to the ...

“It was just a normal childhood,” said Prevost’s 71-year-old older brother, John. “It’s kind of strange, but all three of us knew what we wanted to do very early in life.” “And Rob ...

The Rev. Alexander Lam, an Augustinian friar from Peru who knows the new pope, said he was beloved in Peru for his closeness to his people, especially poor people. He said he was a champion of social ...

FILE - Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, poses for a photo at the end of the consistory where Pope Francis elevated 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Square at ...

A post on the Mendel Catholic Prep Alumni Association website recounts that as a child Prevost’s “family’s life centered around St. Mary of the Assumption Church, located on 137th Street at ...