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

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

President Donald Trump has called himself a god fearing man who loves the Bible and wants the US to be run according to the bible teachings. So when Pope Leo was elected to be the next Pope, it was ...

Rev. Michael Pham, the first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV, is leading a call to action urging Catholic clergy and ...

When Henry Louis Gates Jr. set out to trace the family tree of America's first pope, he had no idea he was about to uncover ...

Pope Leo XIV, who was born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago 69 years ago, is the first pope ever elected to lead the Catholic church in 2,000 years of Christianity.

The buyer hailed it as a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to own the three-bedroom Dolton home where the pontiff was raised ...

Pope Leo’s hometown of Dolton, Illinois, is buying the pontiff's childhood home to be preserved as a landmark. The Chicago suburb’s board voted on the purchase, as the home has been drawing visitors ...

White Sox great Paul Konerko got a present from one No. 14 to another in honor of the 20th anniversary of the 2005 World ...

Leo XIV, a native of Chicago, can use his American upbringing to enhance significantly his papal ministry, but he must be careful to avoid the pitfalls also inherent in being a Yankee in Saint Peter's ...

Latinos are now 40 percent of the U.S. Catholic Church and likely to become the majority. The election of American-Peruvian Pope Leo reflects their ascendence.