The First Pope From America

From Chicago to the Vatican: The Journey of the First American Pope

PROSPECT HEIGHTS — The world has its first American pope. Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, is a native of Chicago who spent the first third of his life in the United States before his ministry took him to Peru and, more recently, to Rome. There, he served as the prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, advising Pope Francis on episcopal appointments around the globe. Born on September 14, 1955, to Louis Marius Prevost, of Fre…

The pope took a vow of poverty. He may still need to file US taxes.

Will Pope Leo XIV have to file and pay U.S. taxes, despite his strict vow of poverty?Leo is the first American pontiff in history. And U.S. citizens, no matter where they live or who they are, are required to pay tax on their worldwide income—if they owe any.  Even if they don’t owe tax, they may have to file a return with the Internal Revenue Service. And whether it’s the pope or the rest of us, there are good reasons to file despite not needin…

Guest editorial: Here's hoping for the first American pope's success

This editorial was originally published by The Boston Globe and distributed by The Associated Press.

OUTSIDE VIEW: Celebrating the 1st American Pope

No sooner had the first American pope been selected Thursday than a modern tradition unfolded: the scrubbing of Robert Francis Prevost’s X feed.

Robert Prevost, first pope from U.S., takes the name Leo XIV

In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, he emphasized peace, dialogue and missionary evangelization.

Christ at the center

How striking it was to hear the first words of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate. They surprised, in no small part of course, because the world had never heard before from a pontiff born in the United States. But even more significantly, the first words he spoke as pope were not his own. Stepping out onto