As Pope Leo XIV arrives in Castel Gandolfo for his summer break, it is unlikely to be a real vacation for the new pontiff.

In a unanimous vote at a special board meeting held July 1, the village council of Dolton, Ill., voted to purchase the ...

Leo XIV, a native of Chicago, can use his American upbringing to enhance significantly his papal ministry, but he must be ...

Occasionally they remember to call him by his new name, Pope Leo XIV, but it’s unfamiliar to their tongue. One of the guests ...

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Robert ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost made history by becoming the first pope from the United States — a stunning decision that Chicagoans ...

When local news outlets began reporting Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, had connections to New ...

There is no greater wealth to be appreciated and shared. It is the only wealth that, when shared, is multiplied.” Finally, the Chapel of Saint Monica, the very place where Father Prevost was ordained ...

It was Pope Francis who made Prevost a cardinal, and I’ll take that as a good sign of things to come, though who can really say. Popes will surprise you.

This chart was prepared by Henry Louis Gates Jr., American Ancestors and the Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami. It reflects the best-known research as of the time of publication. Design by Nick Sheedy.

Born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, then-Cardinal Prevost was elected pope at the Vatican May 8 and is the first American pope in history. (OSV News photo/Carlos Osorio, Reuters) Louis Prevost ...