“The former St. Mary of the Assumption building is unique for its connection to the youth of the first American pope, but it ...

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

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

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

"We never would have suspected that he was going to be a priest, let alone a bishop or cardinal or the pope. Not in a million ...

Local Catholics are happy and thankful for new Pope Leo XIV. The bishop led a special mass to give thanks and praise for the ...

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass, a day after his historic election as the first U.S.-born pope in the church’s ...

Catholics across the region are celebrating the historic announcement that the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the church was born and raised in the Chicago area.

Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south side suburbs, where he grew up playing “pretend priest” and ...

You have called me to carry that cross, and to be blessed with that mission, and I know I can rely on each and every one of you to walk with me,” the new pontiff said.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass in the Sistine Chapel, where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier. He prayed that ...