Trump also noted that, in the worst-case scenario for Leo XIV, he could “send J.D. back to do his thing,” alluding to the ...

An American boomer from the Chicago area has been elected pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Whoa! There is so much going on ...

Chicago’s South Side was solidly working class during Pope Leo’s childhood, said Rob Paral, a researcher at the Great Cities ...

"It's been an unbelievable week, obviously, for all of us," said Mark Duffey, who was ordained as a deacon at St. Thomas of ...

A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s ...

So what can we expect from Prevost? His Augustinian roots suggest discipline and seriousness. And his Chicago roots, say we, ...

The election of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, as the new pontiff has delighted Catholics and ...

In a hilarious moment on Friday’s “First Take,” ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst explained why, if the new Chicago-raised ...

In a place where civic pride is a way of life, Chicagoans need little help believing the election of Pope Leo shows their ...

Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

The Chicago White Sox called up Tim Elko from Triple A on Saturday, and the slugger made his major-league debut against the ...

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