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

Whether someone is actually from Chicago is a uniquely sensitive question for its natives. We're here to break it down.

Pope Leo XIV’s path to the papacy includes strong regional ties, from his Chicago upbringing to his time as a teacher in ...

Dolton residents and officials hope native Robert Prevost’s election as pope will improve an image soured by Mayor Tiffany ...

Prevost, who was born in Chicago, was elected on the ... First American-born Pope has roots in New Orleans, tracing back to ...

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

A local Catholic church is cherishing its connection to Pope Leo XIV.The pope, then known as Father Bob Prevost, visited Our ...

Good morning, Chicago. The announcement made after white smoke poured from the poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel yesterday marked a historic one nationally and a personal one for many in ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV as the first-American pontiff shocked the world, and Chicago residents rejoiced in the Holy See’s ties to the Windy City. The news came after just a handful of votes ...

The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the ...

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 ... Leo's Chicago ties sound ...