The new pontiff’s home city has welcomed him with jokey tropes, from its deep dish pizzas to stained-glass windows depicting ...

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

The very nature of the internet means we were probably always going to see the announcement of Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th pope — a.k.a. Pope Leo XIV ... Pope Leo's Chicago ties ...

From Polish pilgrimage trails to French vineyards, the places popes come from often gain new meaning. With the announcement ...

14, 1955, in Chicago, where he was raised alongside ... said that he and his brothers did not discuss their Creole roots and ...

We’re learning a lot more about the new pope from those who know him well: family, friends and fellow missionaries.

The genealogical findings underline the significance of Pope Leo XIV being not only the first pope from the United States, but also being the first with documented ancestral ties to Louisiana’s ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the newest pope, becoming Pope Leo XIV on May 8. Who knew the first United States-born ...

The Rev. Andy Matijevic has some impressive bragging rights. “I told the future pope what to do,” Matijevic quipped. It was ...

Already, with the New York Knicks and their Villanova-built team riding high up 2-0 over the Boston Celtics in the second ...

The new pope, who was born in Chicago, said that tennis is his favorite sport. Pope Leo XIV, born and raised in Chicago, has captured global attention for two reasons: his historic role as the first ...

The recent election of Pope Leo XIV, né Robert Francis Prevost, marks a significant moment in history, not only because he is ...