Some Catholics in Chicago still hope the new pope will signal greater acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community — with time.

Global dignitaries and faith leaders from around the world will gather in Vatican City on Sunday as Pope Leo XIV presides ...

Italians — and Romans in particular — have had mixed responses to the so-called “American pope.” Most are cautiously ...

Less than a month after the death of Pope Francis, a baseball signed by the late Catholic leader sold for $18,750 at RR ...

Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, said he expects Pope Leo XIV "feels an obligation," to speak to what he called ...

There are early signs that Pope Leo XIV is capitalizing on a moment of euphoria for Catholics and gaining traction within a ...

So what can we expect from Pope Leo XIV, and what do we hope he will bring to his papacy? The Editorial Board Roundtable ...

Taking the name Leo XIV, the American was elected to be the 267th pontiff and spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

In one of Chicago’s south suburbs, while other boys were playing cops and robbers, the future Pope Leo XIV would pretend to hold Mass in the basement of his family’s small brick home, reading from ...

Pope Francis' successor has been elected, and it's the first American pope. Here's what we know about Cardinal Robert Prevost ...

"The Pope is from Chicago. This is one of the biggest moments in the modern history of our city," said Mayor Brandon Johnson ...