Pope Leo’s hometown Dolton was hit with economic hardship following the collapse of the steel industry on the Far South Side.

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. He grew up in Dolton and attended St. Mary of the Assumption. A childhood friend said ...

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

Sports fans had one question when Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago was elected as the new pope: What are his favorite teams ...

When white smoke billowed from the chimneys of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the habemus papam announcement revealed Robert ...

Former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was selected Thursday by the papal conclave to succeed Pope ...

The internet wasted no time pumping out the jokes and memes after Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new ...

The first American pope succeeds Francis, preaching peace while confronting Church divides and urgent global crises.

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Seniors at St. Rita High School on Chicago's Southwest Side were given a pretty straightforward assignment this week: choose ...