A new book says Chicago-born Robert Prevost might have initially been reluctant to take on the enormous responsibility.

This is a time of change for Latino Catholics, currently about 40 percent of the U.S. Church, and who experts say are likely ...

The Village of Dolton recently purchased the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV for $375,000, and is working to obtain landmark ...

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 ...

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

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

Before Robert F. Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, he was apparently keeping a close eye on at least one major Illinois issue. Documents obtained by WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times through a public ...