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Everything You Need to Know About Pope Leo XIV

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In a historic moment for the Catholic Church, American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope on Thursday, May 8. Taking the name Pope Leo XIV, he became the 267th leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics. His election marks the first time an American has been chosen as Pope, breaking a centuries-old tradi

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In a historic moment for the Catholic Church, American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope on Thursday, May 8. Taking the name Pope Leo XIV, he became the 267th leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics. His election marks the first time an American has been chosen as Pope, breaking a centuries-old tradi

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