It was fitting that when Pope Leo XIV was elected the Italian Open tennis tournament was being played just up the road from ...

Pope Leo XIV will soon receive a massive gold ring, opulent papal apartments and a lavish bulletproof car — a far cry from his humble missionary work and upbringing in suburban Chicago.

The new pope, Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He’s been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse have arisen against priests ...

After he was introduced to the world as Leo XIV, he introduced Chiclayo to the world ... He returned in 1988 and remained in ...

The election of a new pope is always a massive world news event, and Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost being elected as the first American pope — he'll go by Pope Leo XIV — is even more newsworthy. But ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Bronzeville and raised in the south suburbs, will be known as Pope Leo XIV.

The debate over Pope Leo XIV's favorite baseball team has swept Chicago into a fierce debate over the Cubs and Sox ...

Pope Leo XIV roots for the White Sox (and even attended at least one game of their 2005 World Series championship), despite ...

"We never would have suspected that he was going to be a priest, let alone a bishop or cardinal or the Pope. Not in a million years would you think somebody you knew could become the Pope. It's like ...

Pope Leo XIV, also known as Robert Francis Prevost, has had a busy week. He got confirmed as the newest pope of the Catholic Church, for instance. But we’ve also learned that the Chicago native is a ...

As many Catholics around the world welcome a new pontiff, many are curious about the American's political views.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Palestinian student arrested as he was about to finalize his U.S. citizenship accused Columbia University on Thursday of eroding democracy with its handling of campus protests ...