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

Philadelphia's Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez gave Pope Leo XIV an Eagles hat while visiting the Vatican on Wednesday.

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.

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

The pizza delivered to Pope Leo in Vatican City appears to be from Illinois-based Aurelio's Pizza, who were quick to take credit. See the delivery.

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 ...

Today, almost three months since the election of Pope Leo XIV, the media reality defies those expectations. Apart from ...

Philadelphia’s Archbishop Nelson Pérez gifted the leader of the Catholic Church the Eagles hat during his general audience in ...

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

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

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 ...