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.

Despite historic gains under Pope Francis, women remain excluded from the Catholic Church's highest levels of decision-making ...

The small city of Chiclayo in northern Peru was bustling with excitement on Friday, with businesses and locals sharing photos, memories and stories about its most famous former resident: Pope Leo XIV.

On Friday, the Diocese of Birmingham’s Bishop Steven Raica celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving for the election of the new Pope ...

“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 ...

Catholics around the world are still celebrating the selection of a new pope. To the surprise of many in the United States, ...

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV is facing criticism from survivors over his record on clergy sexual abuse while he served in Chicago and Peru.