The Catholic religious order's Chicago-based province released a statement about Robert Prevost, who this week became Pope ...

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

The Bishop of Alexandria said he was shocked and surprised when the Catholic Church announced a new pope, who was born and ...

“DA POPE!” blared the front of the Chicago Sun-Times on Friday, one of countless spins on the city’s unique accent, ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is elected as Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, with Texas Governor Abbott ...

The fields surrounding the Felt Mansion once stood the halls of St. Augustine Seminary High School. It would be these grounds ...

Reaction poured out from throughout the area Thursday after the election of Pope Leo XIV - the first American pope.Cardinal Robert Prevost, originally from Chic ...

Students at St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic school witnessed history Thursday with the selection of the first-ever American-born ...

The two clerics met in South America, and when Francis needed to fill an important job at the Vatican, he knew where to turn.

John Prevost was somewhat of a celebrity at O’Hare International Airport on Friday as travelers recognized him as a brother ...

Pope Leo XIV, now the successor of St. Peter, leads the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church in a sacred role that few others ...

From a Southside Chicago parish to a suburban pizza parlor, people are remembering when and where they crossed paths with Robert Francis Prevost. Prevost grew up in Dolton. He returned ...