Reaction to 'unexpected' new Pope 2w T he Archbishop of Armagh, Eamon Martin said he "really didn't expect" the American Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV to be elected.

CHICAGO - A new pope was elected on Thursday and reaction is pouring in across the world, including in Illinois. Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was born in Chicago, was announced as the first ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Catholic Church, greeted thousands from St. Peter's Basilica, saying "Peace be with you." Aged 69 and originally from Chicago, Prevost spent most of ...

New Pope LIVE: Cardinal Robert ... 'Peace be with all of you': Pope Leo XIV says his first public words 18:35, Matt Watts. ... He offered little immediate reaction.

When Henry Louis Gates Jr. set out to trace the family tree of America's first pope, he had no idea he was about to uncover ...

It's here that the new pope will dress in his temporary vestments as the world awaits his first public appearance. However, there's still a final bit of ceremony to complete. The Fisherman's Ring ...

The NYT also revealed, building on research by New Orleans genealogist Jari C. Honora, that the Pope had recent Black ancestors. Jari was the first to unearth that the pope had Creole roots.