Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was appointed by Pope Francis in 2023. Leo is the first American pope in history and was born in Chicago.

Here's his nationality, background, age and more. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is the first American pope in history. Men's soccer stars are in NJ for FIFA Club World Cup.

Pope Leo's background The new pope was born in Chicago in 1955, according to Vatican News . His father is of French and Italian descent, while his mother is of Spanish descent.

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. He chose Leo XIV as his papal name .

The new pope, Chicago area native Robert Prevost, has faced criticism for not doing more to encourage his religious order, the Augustinians, to embrace transparency over the decades-long sex abuse ...