Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago. He is of French, Italian and Spanish descent. He spent years working as a ...

Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami expressed support for Pope Leo XIV, saying he is prepared to lead the Church's faithful. He ...

The organizer of a recent Catholic pilgrimage from the Virgin Islands to Rome spoke with hope on Thursday as word traveled ...

As the world watched the white smoke rise over Vatican City, signaling the announcement of a new pope, Catholic communities ...

The newly elected Pope Leo VIX is from Dolton, a Chicago Southwest suburb. Throughout Thursday, people all over Chicago slowly drove past the house he grew up in.

Pope Leo XIV's choice of name signals a commitment to social justice, very much in line with the late Pope Francis’ global ...

"Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope. It is such an honor to realize that he is the ...

The Vatican’s choice of the first American pope is drawing reaction across New Mexico’s widespread Catholic community. With ...

Robert Prevost entered this week's conclave as a cardinal and emerged Pope Leo XIV. He was a close confidant of the previous pontiff, Pope Francis, and we learnt a lot about what he might be planning ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

We got a chance to speak with Bishop John Folda of the Diocese of Fargo to get his thoughts on the new pope. Folda says that he’s excited to see how Pope Leo will continue the legacy of Pope Francis ...

As the red velvet curtains at the Vatican parted, a priest realized that his college pal from the South Side of Chicago that ...