The pontiff broke the news to 'NBC Nightly News' anchor Lester Holt, a former CBS2 Chicago anchor, in a brief one-on-one chat ...

Some students on Monday said celebrating a hometown hero turned Holy Father — who also took the name Leo — proves that faith ...

He is a man formed by his experience in the church of Chicago, especially the south side,’ writes Mark Francis, CSV.

The celebration of Pope Leo XIV in Chicago will continue on Monday at Leo High School on the city’s South Side, where a ...

The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark, politically, personally or ...

In his first days as pope, Leo XIV has struck many as an unassuming man of quiet warmth and deeply rooted identity. A visit ...

After waiting in line at the Vatican, Jason Perash of Colorado got the pontiff to autograph a ball. The pope is reportedly a ...

On "This Week," Cardinal Cupich said Pope Leo XIV may call for changes to the United States immigration system.

The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of ...

Pope Leo XIV is busy in his first full week of work in the Vatican, but will he consider making a trip home to Chicago in the ...

A popular Chicago restaurant chain is celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV with a sandwich named in the pontiff’s honor.

Chicagoans celebrated the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the U.S. and a Chicago native, with joy and ...