Seniors at St. Rita High School on Chicago's Southwest Side were given a pretty straightforward assignment this week: choose ...

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

When white smoke billowed from the chimneys of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the habemus papam announcement revealed Robert ...

P olitical figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

Francis may have been globally admired, but within the church hierarchy he was a polarizing figure. This could have resulted ...

Both brothers were thrilled for their youngest sibling. They believe he will be a wonderful pope and are cheering for his ...

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

Prevost was brought to the Vatican in 2023 by Pope Francis as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations.

Chicago native Robert Prevost is now the first pope ever from the United States. He chose Leo XIV as his papal name. People ...