Some Catholics in Chicago still hope the new pope will signal greater acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community — with time.

"The Pope is from Chicago. This is one of the biggest moments in the modern history of our city," said Mayor Brandon Johnson ...

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

Many sites associated with past popes have become museums or holy destinations for the faithful. But Pope Leo XIV’s childhood ...

Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield released a statement expressing profound joy and deep gratitude to ...

White Sox general manager Chris Getz is crediting the Southside fandom of Pope Leo XIV for their recent winning streak.

The church where Pope Leo XIV attended mass as a child and served as an altar boy is now an empty shell.Only the stained ...

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

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

In one of Chicago’s south suburbs, while other boys were playing cops and robbers, the future Pope Leo XIV would pretend to ...

As soon as I heard (on social media) that white smoke wafted through the Vatican, I turned on the TV set and didn’t move — ...

A résumé of deep religious education, frontline pastoral experience, parish management and Vatican governance — along with a ...