Francis Rooney said Pope Leo XIV will be a “fantastic pope” because he “can communicate with people in a very clear but nonthreatening way.” ...

The elevation of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost to pope earlier this month has been a point of pride for Chicagoland ...

To celebrate the election of the 267th pope — the first American-born pontiff — the Detroit Free Press has crafted a ...

The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark — politically, personally or ...

Long Islanders were among those who packed St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City when Pope Leo was elected the first American ...

The Chicago-born pope had a one-word response when asked if he had anything to say to the people of the United States, which ...

Pope Leo XIV has echoed his predecessor’s urgent call for an end to the assault that has killed more than 52,000 Palestinians.

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, has made history as the first American to be elected as the head of the Catholic ...

Since becoming head of the Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost’s social media posts expressing political viewpoints on everything from Trump to immigration are getting more attention ...

Most Rev. Jeffrey S. Grob will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist ...

People close to the pope say that he will not ‘sit back’ while the US president criminalizes, detains, and expels thousands ...

The owner of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in the suburbs of Chicago yanked the humble abode off the market overnight with potential plans to jack up the price — after learning the Catholic Church’s ...