Dolton residents, officials hope native Robert Prevost’s election as pope will improve an image soured by Mayor Tiffany Henyard.

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

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

On this day in Celtics history, former president Charles H. Adams passed, and Bill Walton was inducted into the Naismith Hall ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pope, celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel, emphasizing unity, peace, and ...

American cardinals who participated in the conclave that elected history’s first-ever pope from the United States hailed him ...

Congratulations to Pope Leo XIV, who was chosen on the fourth ballot during the second day of the conclave. At 69 years old, Robert Francis Prevost is the first Pope during my lifetime to be younger ...

John Doughey tells PEOPLE the new pope was nicknamed "Holy," adding, "I do believe that he knew what his path was going to be ...

In the right-wing loon-o-sphere, the reaction to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost becoming the first American-born pope has ...

Pope Leo XIV's election marks a historic moment for the Catholic Church, as the first American pontiff. However, expectations for a more progressive stance may be dashed, as he is likely to follow in ...

Pope Leo XIV, elected on Thursday, is the first pope from the Order of St. Augustine (OSA), also known as the Augustinians, ...

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