CHICAGO - Pope Leo XIV was named the new leader of the Catholic Church, the first American pontiff and the pride of Chicago; a southwest suburbs was named one of the most affordable U.S. cities; and ...

Because of a faulty philosophy in roster construction and a focus on "competitive integrity" over attempting to actually hit ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago-area native and former substitute teacher at St. Rita High School, has become the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

The following is the transcript of the full interview with Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, a portion of which aired on ...

Pope Leo XIV was chosen as the new pope Thursday, becoming the first American pope. Here is where Hispanic Catholics in the U ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Sunday noon blessing from the loggia at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, three days after the 69-year-old Chicago-born missionary made history ...

The Leo” is a “divinely seasoned” Italian beef sandwich, “baptized in gravy,” the Chicago fast-food staple Portillo’s ...

Live’s Colin Jost literally dropped his jaw at a taboo Michael Che joke about President Donald Trump's AI transformation into Pope Trump.

At first glance, it would seem that buying rosaries and listening to the pope cry out passionately against war have little to ...

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...

Chicago's St. Mary's church, connected to Pope Leo XIV's past, captures local interest amid restoration efforts.