Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. He grew up in Dolton and attended St. Mary of the Assumption. A childhood friend said maybe now that he's pope, their old church will be reopened.

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here's what to know about him.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago, is the new pope and has taken the name Leo XIV. He is the first elected pope from the United States.