Pope Leo XIV has blessed an NFL player ahead of the 2025 regular season. The first American pope is from Chicago, Illinois.

Detroit Lions tight end and Iowa football alum Sam LaPorta and his wife visited the Vatican City and received a blessing from ...

Former Iowa football star tight end Sam LaPorta recently got married and saw the blessings continue with a special trip to ...

After a Pro Bowl season in his rookie year in 2023, LaPorta hauled in 60 catches for 726 yards and seven touchdowns over 16 ...

Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus on the hit biblical series "The Chosen," met Pope Leo XIV this week at the Vatican ...

The Detroit tight end and his wife, Callahan, visited St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City and were blessed by Pope Leo XIV, ...

A humble home in a Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV grew up is set to go under the hammer, with bids starting at $250,000.

Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law ending the death penalty in Illinois, the future pope thanked him for the move. That recently ...

Pope Leo XIV affirmed Wednesday that priests must be celibate and insisted that bishops take “firm and decisive” action to ...

Sam LaPorta and his new wife Callahan met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, but Chicago Bears fans have expressed concerns after ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago hosted a celebration at Rate Field on Saturday, June 14, honoring Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV.

From popping a wheelie in front of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home to sitting in “the pope’s chair” at a favorite local ...