The still-open wounds from decades of clerical sexual abuse, along with the growing power of far-right Catholics in Trump’s ...

Chicagoans celebrate Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, at Holy Name Cathedral, reflecting on his Midwest roots and historic election.

Naumann is hopeful Pope Leo XIV will continue to unite the worldwide Catholic Church. Naumann pointed to Peter and the Apostles who lived in simpler times without planes, trains, automobiles and a ...

One cardinal who cast his ballot said the pope’s choice of the papal name Leo might signal a particular interest in workers’ ...

Whether it is his love for baseball, Chicago roots or Villanova University, experts say to be able to humanize such a ...

Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, has made history as the first American ever selected as pope. Now officially known as Pope Leo XIV, his appointment has sparked ...

The fact that he was born in the United States of America, boy, that’s a sense of pride and gratitude for us,” said Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York.

Papal Conclave selected an American as the new pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost, was born in Chicago in 1955, and is the first ...

Census records for Leo's maternal grandparents hint at the complexity of Creole identity and of Black identity in America.

Across Middle Tennessee and around the globe, devoted Catholics are celebrating the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost, who ...

The inauguration Mass on May 18 will be the formal installation ceremony where Pope Leo XIV will receive the Fisherman’s Ring and the pallium as symbols of his papal office. The “taking possession” ...