A new book suggests Chicago-born Robert Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty responsibility of ...

The 1,050-square-foot home in Dolton, south Chicago, was bought by the Pope’s parents in 1949. They paid a monthly mortgage ...

Robert Prevost's Catholic roots were planted in Chicago's south side suburbs, where he grew up playing "pretend priest" and embodies the spirit of a "second Pope Francis," his brother said.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope. On Thursday, he stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica as the new leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

Places where Robert Francis Prevost may have spent childhood in, around Dolton is mostly now photographs and memories.

A bus tour centered around Pope Leo XIV’s upbringing will soon traverse the Chicago area, and tickets are already on sale.

The first authoritative account of the conclave that elected history’s first pontiff from the United States — written by an American journalist who knew him before he became pope. Despite ...

Catholic organizations had lobbied Pat Quinn to end the death penalty. The former governor was not previously aware of Prevost’s message to him.

Pope Leo XIV had a signed jersey delivered to former Chicago White Sox great Paul Konerko. Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich ...

Millions of people around the world were stunned when Pope Leo XIV was elected earlier this year, but one Vatican correspondent wasn't.

The tour starts and ends in Lincoln Park, looping through major stops from the pope’s early life from his childhood home to his parish church and seminary. Guides share behind-the-scenes stories, ...

From priest to pope—will his missionary past define him as the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, or will Pope Leo become ...