Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope and chose the name Leo XIV. A Chicago native, Prevost is the first American to head the Roman Catholic Church. Prevost was elected by Catholic ...

Benches created by District 205 students and teachers depicting Pope Leo XIV are inside Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in ...

Pope Leo XIV's childhood home just outside of Chicago has been declared a historic landmark. The board of trustees of the ...

President Donald Trump said he remains open to meeting with Pope Leo XIV and insisted he wasn't aware of the pontiff's ...

The American pontiff has rebuked the White House over its treatment of immigrants and the potential invasion of Venezuela.

Months after purchasing the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, the village of Dolton has voted to designate it as an offiial ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was granted an audience with fellow Illini Pope Leo XIV, where the two exchanged gifts and discussed their collective criticisms of President Donald Trump’s "Operation Midway ...

New recordings of church officials spurred the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, to file an updated ...

When Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Wednesday, he gifted the pontiff a four-pack of “Da Pope.” It is an American Mild Ale from Burning Bush Brewery and was one of ...