Rolwing's calling comes as the Catholic Church in the U.S. faces a serious priest shortage. Between 1970 and 2024, the number of priests fell by more than 40%, from 59,192 to 33,589, according to ...

Pope Leo XIV spent two decades ministering in Peru. He became part of Peruvian society and, eventually, a leader within it.

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

"We are simply overjoyed," said Sister Barbara Reid, president of Catholic Theological Union in Hyde Park, where Pope Leo ...

The owner’s realtor, Steve Budzik, previously told PEOPLE that they were “reevaluating” their next move after they heard the ...

Pope Leo XIV has offered to host a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine at the Vatican, while Cardinal Pietro Parolin called ...

Pope Leo’s childhood church, St. Mary of the Assumption on Chicago’s south side, is in a state of disrepair and in danger of ...

W.Va., introduces a House resolution to celebrate the election of the first-ever pope born in the United States.

Online genealogists found that Pope Leo’s paternal grandparents in Chicago were accused of having an “illicit affair” in the 1910s, adding another layer to the pope’s complex family history.

Pope Leo XIV's brother, John Prevost, is back in Illinois after a whirlwind trip to the Vatican to see his brother, the pope.

Members of the Order of St. Augustine, which Pope Leo XIV entered as Robert Prevost in his 20s, take the strictest vow of poverty, known as a Solemn Vow.

The disruptive impact of artificial intelligence poses moral, ethical and spiritual questions. The new pope says the world’s ...