The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here's what to know about him.

"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

Francis challenged the ethnonationalism of the U.S. Catholic right. With the election of Leo XIV, the battle lines are being retraced.

The first pope from the U.S. was born. On Tuesday, the second day of the conclave, 133 cardinal electors elected U.S. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, as the 267th pope in just the fourth round of voting.

Pope Leo XIV had an initial one-word response when asked by a reporter on Monday if he had a message for his native United States. It left observers wondering if the pontiff would soon have more to say about President Donald Trump’s policies.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected as the pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV met with journalists in Rome He spoke on freedom of speech, freedom of press Unity and peace were recurring themes NewsNation’s Robert Sherman asked Leo if he had a message for the United States. “May God bless you all,” Leo answered ...

Robert Prevost of the U.S. is the new pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. Cardinals gathered to selecte their latest leader during a conclave.

The archibishop of Louisville talks about the impact of an American pope on the world, and here in Louisville.