Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic ...

Pope Leo XIV held his inaugural mass May 18 in Vatican City, making history as first American-born pope. His brother lives in ...

Pope Leo XIV persuaded the Arizona clergyman to return from his retirement as urgent appointments were being made earlier ...

In one of Chicago’s south suburbs, while other boys were playing cops and robbers, the future Pope Leo XIV would pretend to ...

Some Catholics in Chicago still hope the new pope will signal greater acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community — with time.

Pope Leo XIV, as he is now known, has met with church leaders and other dignitaries from around the world. This week, he ...

The Dolton Village Board on Monday approved the naming of a street in honor of Pope Leo XIV, who grew up in the south suburb.

A résumé of deep religious education, frontline pastoral experience, parish management and Vatican governance — along with a ...

"He’s the one who gave me permission to stay there" in 2000, James M. Ray, the former priest, told the Chicago Sun-Times ...

CHICAGO — Catholics across the region ... In his first words as Pope Leo XIV, 69-year-old Robert Francis Prevost proclaimed “peace be with you,” invoking a message of dialogue, unity and ...

The Village of Dolton plans to take ownership of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home through eminent domain.

In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor ... reads the White Sox scoreboard after Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, was chosen as the 267th pontiff on May 8, 2025, in Chicago.