New Pope Leo XIV honored by Trump: "What excitement"
Robert Francis Prevost, who was born in Chicago and attended Villanova University, was elected as the new pope on Thursday and chose Leo XIV as his papal name.
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Robert Francis Prevost, who was born in Chicago and attended Villanova University, was elected as the new pope on Thursday and chose Leo XIV as his papal name.
The pope's name helps indicate what direction he wants to take the church.
A brother of newly elected Pope Leo XIV, living in Florida, reacts to the election of his brother as the first American pope.
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School students cheered loudly and proudly at the announcement of the new pope on Thursday afternoon.
CBS News Miami's Anna McAllister reports on how South Floridians reacted to the election of Pope Leo XIV.
Hints as to what postures Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, might take on some of the most controversial issues roiling the U.S. may come from his recent activity on social media.
Pope Leo XIV is a dual citizen of the United States and Peru, where he first served as a missionary and then as a bishop.
CBS News Miami's Joan Murray reports on the excitement in South Florida over the election of Pope Leo XIV.
CBS News Miami's Ivan Taylor reports from Pompano Beach, where residents reacted to the election of Pope Leo XIV and shared their expectations.
The themes of Pope Leo XIV's speech seemed to suggest he would have continuity with his predecessor Pope Francis.
On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.
A U.S. bishop thought it was unlikely that Catholic cardinals would break with more than two centuries of precedent to pick a pope from the states, but it has happened.
