It has long been an unwritten rule of the Catholic Church that no citizen of a world superpower can be pope. The informal ...

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The new pope's eldest brother has come under scrutiny for inflammatory political posts—here's what we know about him.

After white smoke poured out of St. Peter's Basilica last week, 73-year-old Port Charlotte resident Louis Prevost learned his ...

Louis hopes his brother will bring about a new wave of Catholicism to the church. He hopes U.S. citizens will be inspired by ...

The quick election of a pope born and raised in the United States was a shock to almost everyone outside the Sistine Chapel ...

The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark, politically, personally or ...

The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark — politically, personally or ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the ...

Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger candidate ...

Election records earlier reported by CBS News reveals how often the new pope has voted in the past. The records, from the ...