Villanova University alumnus Cardinal Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV, was elected as the next leader of ...

Robert Prevost, a Cardinal and Villanova University graduate, became the first American to be named pope on Thursday after ...

Several Pittsburgh-area leaders are congratulating Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was elected as the first pope ever from the U.S.

Americans are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.

The new pope will "focus on peace, dialogue and encouragement," Holy Cross religious studies professor Matthew Schmalz said.