The Catholic Church made history Thursday with the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff. The moment carried ...

ROME – Speakers blasted songs including “Born in the U.S.A.” and “American Pie” as six cardinal electors from the United ...

Pope Leo the XIV is being embraced by his hometown of Chicago. Sports merchandise featuring the Pope is popping up everywhere ...

Pope Leo XIV is fast becoming an icon in Chicago, bringing hope that he will shine light on working class heroes everywhere.

Initial suspicion understandably revolved around the fact that Prevost is more than likely a fan of the North Siders at Wrigley Field as Cubs fans were ready to claim him as one of their own. "He was ...

The Diocese of Saginaw will transform its regular 5 p.m. mass into a celebration for Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Midwesterner ...

Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, the day after stunning the world as the first pope from the United States in the Church's history.

Pope Leo XIV led his first Mass as the leader of the Catholic Church on Friday, saying his election was both a cross and a ...

It was fitting that when Pope Leo XIV was elected the Italian Open tennis tournament was being played just up the road from ...

CHICAGO — Here’s a look at some of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV‘s family members as discovered in the Chicago Tribune archives. Raised in Chicago with five sisters — including two who became nuns — she ...

Since Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Portillo's restaurant chain has launched a new Italian beef sandwich dubbed The Leo.

Pope Leo XIV will soon receive a massive gold ring, opulent papal apartments and a lavish bulletproof car — a far cry from his humble missionary work and upbringing in suburban Chicago.