I’m praying for this new pope from the United States who has roots in the 7th Ward. That was a mind-blowing moment for me,’ ...

Many Catholics around the world were stunned when Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American, was elected pope. When his ...

How will Leo’s formative three decades in the United States before life in Peru and Rome shape his church of 1.4 billion souls? Yes, the cardinals must be thinking an American could solve the Holy See ...

When Pope Leo XIV was elected on May 8, Cabrini High School excitedly began reflecting on possible ties the city and the high ...

The Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV grew up has taken steps to acquire his humble childhood home before the property can be sold off to the highest bidder at a planned auction. Pope Leo, who was ...

The body of water is essentially enclosed by North America – an integral part of the Western hemisphere and renaming it the ...

From the editorial: "There’s a lot Dolton could do to infuse its papal ties into the village’s culture that doesn’t involve ...

Pope Leon XIV updated his information in the Peruvian citizens' registry, adding his Vatican address and a new photograph.

Pope Leon XIV updated his information in the Peruvian citizens' registry, adding his Vatican address and a new photograph.

The pope’s family history of “gens de couleur libre,” or free people of color, can be traced back to Opelousas, a ...

The post read “Well, would you look at that... Congratulations to Chicago’s own Pope Leo XIV.” “Family always knows best, and it sounds like Pope Leo XIV’s lifelong fandom falls a little ...

On June 14, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV will address Chicagoans via a video message at a special celebration at Rate Field featuring a Catholic Mass.