Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago-area native and former substitute teacher at St. Rita High School, has become the first ...

The election of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, as the new pontiff has delighted Catholics and ...

Pope Leo XIV became the first American pope on May 8, 2025. See how social media reacted to the Chicago native.

As Pope Leo XIV settles into his new job in the Vatican, Catholics everywhere continue to celebrate, including in the La ...

While Robert Francis Prevost didn’t attend St. Rita of Cascia High School in Ashburn, his connection to the school runs deep.

Kim/Chicago Tribune) Prevost was born on Sept ... made the same trip in Leo’s first hours as pope, wanting to feel a connection with the South Sider who had just appeared in papal regalia ...

The Chicago Fed boasted its unique contribution to the papacy with the appointment of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as ...

The students were blunt: None of them expected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago-born cardinal ... For Nino Protti and James Kevin, the connection stretches all the way to Peru.

VATICAN CITY — There’s been a rich tradition of popes expressing a love for sports since the turn of the 20th century, and ...

Titans offensive line coach Bill Callahan shares Chicago roots ... was the pope's brother (John Prevost). "These South Siders, they run deep. There's some minor connections, some familiarity.

Cardinal Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.