The Archdiocese of Chicago will celebrate the historic election of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV on June 14 at Rate Field, home ...

It’s just remarkable to see someone I know as the pope,” said Rev. Joe Roccasalva, an Augustinian priest who grew up in ...

In Chicago, whether it’s architecture or Catholicism, we do ordinary very well. It’s one reason we now call Pope Leo XIV our ...

The former Cardinal Robert Prevost vowed to work for unity. “I think he will inspire,” said Susan Hanssen, a professor who ...

Pope Leo's three-bedroom childhood home in the South Side Chicago suburb of Dolton, Illinois, was originally on the market ...

Roman Catholics around the globe are looking forward to a historic moment on Sunday: the installation of the first American ...

The former Cardinal Robert Prevost vowed to work for unity. “I think he will inspire,” said Susan Hanssen, a professor who ...

As many as 150,000 people turned out in the Vatican Sunday for Pope Leo XIV's installation mass, and many Chicagoans made the journey to Rome to represent their hometown pope. For a select few, the ...

Chicago-born Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an inaugural Mass ...

Pope Leo XIV held his inaugural Mass May 18 in Vatican City, making history as first American-born pope. His brother lives in Port Charlotte, Florida.