Chicago’s South Side was solidly working class during Pope Leo’s childhood, said Rob Paral, a researcher at the Great Cities ...

There were 41,206 people inside what then was known as U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on Oct . 22, 2005, when the White Sox defeated the Houston Astros 5-3 in G ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has been elected the new pope under the papal name Pope Leo XIV, making him the first pope from the U.S.

Pope Leo XIV’s grandparents on his mother’s side lived in New Orleans before they migrated to Chicago, where his mother, ...

Two local priests had the chance to meet the new Pope when he was known as Father Bob Prevost. Now, the Midwesterner is ...

Pope Leo XIV’s first phone call with his brother after he was elected the first American pontiff was caught live by a ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, has made history as the first American ever selected as pope. Now officially known as Pope Leo XIV, his appointment has sparked ...

Milwaukee Catholics celebrate the historic election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope.

President Lazarus Chakwera and Catholic bishops in the country have joined billions of people globally in congratulating ...

The new head of the global Roman Catholic Church was born in Chicago, but spent decades in Peru. He first arrived in 1985 as a young missionary in the mostly impoverished north, spending many of his f ...

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity ...