Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

Bishops often imposed such restrictions — with varying levels of enforcement and typically without warning the public — until ...

Amid initial reports that he might be a Cubs fan, the White Sox quickly set the record straight after Pope Leo's brother, ...

Hailing from Chicago, Leo is the first American pontiff in the history of the Church. He attended Villanova University, where ...

Robert Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger ...

Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting with cardinals since his May 8 election and offered a glimpse into his vision for the Church.

The pope's maternal grandparents are described as Black or a person of mixed white and Black ancestry in historical documents ...

Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops — a role with no global visibility.

Many sites associated with past popes have become museums or holy destinations for the faithful. But Pope Leo XIV’s childhood ...

The world has a new pope, and for the first time ever, he is from the United States. While the relationship between the new head of the Vatican and his home country remain in its early days, Pope Leo ...

Galetto, Prevost’s former classmate turned fellow priest, said Prevost’s years saw the beginning of Rollie Massimino’s reign.

With this one simple Latin word – literally, I accept — Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost, Chicago native, a priest of the religious order known as the Augustinians, missionary to Peru, Cardinal of the ...