Whether mainline Protestant warmth toward the new pope is a result of convergence on social justice issues or pride in the fact that he is American, or because the election of a new pope is just plain ...

(WYTV) – Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago, now has his own pizza. The owner of a Chicago-style thin crust pizza restaurant called Aurelio’s says that Pope Leo is a fan of the ...

In the weeks after Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was elected in May 2025, a rumor spread on social media that he was sending priests to courthouses in solidarity with ...

Robert Prevost became the first pope from the U.S. in the history of the Catholic Church when he was elected May 8. The Chicago-born missionary, who took the name Leo XIV, is a White Sox fan.