The election of Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, as the first American pope marks a historic moment for the Catholic Church. Yet, to define him solely by his Chicago roots would be to ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago will host a celebration at Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox, June 14 to honor Pope ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican began the conclave process to elect the new pope. Some students studying at ...

Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

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Pope Leo XIV is the first American Pope.The Chicago-born White Sox fan’s story is clearly an All-American tale. Still, there ...

The last few weeks have been life-changing for the man formerly known as Robert Francis Prevost. He was elected on May 8 as ...

In the days and months before he died in July 2020, Ed Schmit received comfort in phone calls from an old friend. “Father Bob,” as Schmit knew Robert ...

I would suspect that people are very proud that Chicago produced a pope, and it testifies to the fact that there’s a lot of ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago has scheduled a Mass and a special program to celebrate the election and inauguration of Pope Leo ...

One of Chicago's own now holds one of the most prestigious titles in all the world — and that's cause for celebration on the ...