The former Cardinal Robert Prevost vowed to work for unity. “I think he will inspire,” said Susan Hanssen, a professor who ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago will celebrate the historic election of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV on June 14 at Rate Field, home ...

It’s just remarkable to see someone I know as the pope,” said the Rev. Joe Roccasalva, an Augustinian priest who grew up in ...

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

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

Chicagoans in Rome this weekend who knew the former Robert Prevost during his religious studies on the South Side and work in ...

Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

Less than a month after the death of Pope Francis, a baseball signed by the late Catholic leader sold for $18,750 at RR ...

Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV Monday, a day after the pope's ...

Vance, a Catholic convert, had led the US delegation to the formal Mass opening the pontificate of the first American pope.

He is a man formed by his experience in the church of Chicago, especially the south side,’ writes Mark Francis, CSV.

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