Before Robert F. Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, he was apparently keeping a close eye on at least one major Illinois issue. Documents obtained by WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times through a public ...

The 1,050-square-foot home in Dolton, south Chicago, was bought by the Pope’s parents in 1949. They paid a monthly mortgage of $49 on it and it was owned by the Prevost family for nearly 50 years.

A new book suggests Chicago-born Robert Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty responsibility of ...

We were waiting with bated breath to see what would happen,” the Very Rev. Anthony Benedetto Pizzo said, speaking from Southern Italy, about his old friend being ...

At the time Pope Francis picked Bishop Gregg Caggianelli, then-Cardinal Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — was running the Vatican office that selects and vets prospective bishops. Cardinal ...

Chicago family gifts "Da Pope" t-shirt to Pope Leo XIV, emphasizing his Chicago roots and the city's NFL team during a Roman ...

Pope Francis was viewed as relatively progressive. His successor, the first American pope, is now in a unique position to ...

A Chicago family vacationing in Rome surprised the Vatican’s new pope with a Chicago Bears-themed gift Sunday. The Muñoz ...

The sale caps the modest home's complicated journey since Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was selected as the next pope in May. Plans are for the property to be turned into a landmark.

The newly elected Pope Leo XIV, the American Robert Prevost, appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican after the conclave and waves.

A Chicago family vacationing in Rome surprised Pope Leo XIV with a "Da Pope" NFL and SNL-themed gift in a moment that's gone ...