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

The Times discovered that the Chicago native is related to Pierre and Justin Trudeau, Angelina Jolie, Hillary Clinton, Justin ...

Though 1 in 5 Americans identify as Catholic, a Pew report shows nearly half have a personal connection to the faith.

There’s a growing schism in the first American pope’s hometown. At stake is his childhood home. An auction for the house ...

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

Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a deep dive into the pope's past in New York Times Magazine piece.

According to Gates Jr., Pope Leo is also related to Boucher de Grandpre, who fought against the British during the ...

Chicago’s elation over the hometown boy’s election led to a huge party for the first U.S. pope, who will begin to chart his ...

The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV has called for priests, deacons and parish leaders to accompany migrants to ...

Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveowners: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals.

Pope Leo XIV expressed “great concern” on June 14 as the conflict between Israel and Iran deteriorated seriously following ...

After the white smoke cleared, Brown papal historian David Kertzer reflected on the significance of an American pope, how the ...