While there’s plenty of room for views to shift as Pope Leo’s agenda becomes clear, people are watching how the first ...

In his first words directed specifically to Americans, Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to find hope and ...

Carlo Acutis was 15 when he died in northern Italy in 2006, after a short bout with leukemia. The pope announced Friday he'll ...

Supporters of Pope Leo XIV gathered Saturday, not in a cathedral or a church, but a baseball stadium the pope once frequented ...

The Vatican on Sunday is beatifying a Congolese customs worker who was killed for resisting a bribe, giving young people in a ...

The last four popes of the Catholic Church — John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis, and our new pope, Leo XIV — had hardworking ...

At an event celebrating the city's native son, Cardinal Blase Cupich spoke on immigration and the undocumented in his "Sermon ...

Leo, born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, was quickly discovered to be a White Sox fan after his elevation to head of the Catholic Church earlier this year. The team has leaned in, with murals of ...

Ten of thousands of Chicagoans gathered together in various locations Saturday to do what we arguably do best — party, ...

The American pope is pointing others to Christ by first attracting them through his relatability — including his love of baseball.

"What does the pope think about us being related? That's my question," one cousin said. "What does he think of us because ...

Pope Leo XIV stressed the importance to society of sport in his Angelus address in the Vatican on Sunday. Sport was more than ...