The selection of the first ever American pope is prompting reaction from across the globe.

There have been 266 popes, and 217 of the have been Italian. Francis made history as the first pope from Latin America, and there has never been one from the U.S.

Both Justin Bieber and Madonna are related to Pope Leo, who is also distant cousins with Angelina Jolie and Hillary Clinton.

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Thursday as the first ever American pope – and folks in the Windy City are having a blast over it.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on Thursday became the first ever pope from the United States, a surprise selection by 133 cardinals from across the globe on the second day of the papal conclave ...

WASHINGTON — As cardinals begin a conclave to elect the next pope, some are wondering if they could put forward the first American to hold the highest position in the Catholic church. The ...

Pope Leo XIV became the leader of the Catholic Church on May 8, 2025, becoming the first pope to ever have been born in the United States. Here’s what you need to know.

Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88, was the first pope from the Americas and the first pope born outside of Europe in more than a thousand years. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos ...

President Donald Trump's recent joke that he would "like to be pope" aside, the chances do not appear great that the next pope will hail from the United States. The College of Cardinals will ...

WASHINGTON — As cardinals begin a conclave to elect the next pope, some are wondering if they could put forward the first American to hold the highest position in the Catholic church. The ...

WASHINGTON — As cardinals begin a conclave to elect the next pope, some are wondering if they could put forward the first American to hold the highest position in the Catholic church. The ...