Not long after the white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney in Vatican City and news broke that Robert Prevost ...

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

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

Get to know Eddie Schmit, the young White Sox fan who sat next to Pope Leo XIV at Game 1 of the 2005 World Series.

The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also ...

Titans offensive line coach Bill Callahan shares Chicago roots and some distant connections with newly elected Pope Leo XIV. Both men grew up on the South Side of Chicago, attended Catholic ...

Many sites associated with past popes have become museums or holy destinations for the faithful. But Pope Leo XIV’s childhood ...

Members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are digesting that one of their own is now the head of the Catholic Church.

Many sites associated with past popes have become museums or holy destinations for the faithful. But Pope Leo XIV’s childhood ...

After celebrating his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV is slated to have a full schedule in the coming days. His next engagement ...

The morning after John Prevost watched his younger brother Robert become Pope Leo XIV, he received a familiar phone call.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Pope Leo XIV and his family have a long history on Chicago's South Side. Long before Robert Prevost was elected by his fellow Cardinals, he was a friend to a South Side family.