The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of ...

Catholics and non-Catholics alike were abuzz with excitement in Chicago May 8, after one of the city’s native sons became ...

At services on Sunday, some Catholics took particular pride in the election of the first American pontiff, who has familial ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Sunday blessing at St. Peter's Basilica. The faithful also worshipped Sunday at Holy Name Cathedral, where the new pope was honor with a special prayer, and other ...

Chicagoans celebrated the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the U.S. and a Chicago native, with joy and ...

THE CARDINALS ELECTING A NEW POPE THURSDAY. MOMENTS LATER, FORMER CARDINAL ROBERT PRÉVOST EMERGING AS POPE LEO THE 14TH. THE ...

"It's been an unbelievable week, obviously, for all of us," said Mark Duffey, who was ordained as a deacon at St. Thomas of ...

The Associated Press spoke with tourists who were excited to visit Holy Name Cathedral in Pope Leo XIV's hometown of Chicago.

In a place where civic pride is a way of life, Chicagoans need little help believing the election of Pope Leo shows their ...

Churchgoers and visitors of Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago say they were “shocked” and amazed when they learned Chicago-native Pope Leo XIV was elected as the next pontiff.

On May 8, the most senior figure in the Roman Catholic Church chose Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to be the 267th pope just ...

Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south suburbs, where he lived in Dolton and attended St. Mary’s parish before becoming Pope Leo XIV.