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

It’s just remarkable to see someone I know as the pope,” said the Rev. Joe Roccasalva, an Augustinian priest who grew up in ...

Language and how it’s used shapes not only the way we feel but also how we think, said Viorica Marian, professor of ...

Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south suburbs, where he lived in Dolton and attended St. Mary’s parish before becoming Pope Leo XIV.

Habemus papam, we have a pope!” exclaimed Levi Meyer, a junior at St. John Vianney College Seminary (SJV) in St. Paul who is ...

Chicago native Pope Leo XIV called for unity in an increasingly divided world Sunday during his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square, marking the official start of ...

It will be a long time before the shock and surprise that swept across St. Peter’s Square and the ... Mary of the Assumption parish in Dolton, on the south side of Chicago, where his mother ...

Americans gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 8 to celebrate ... “It’s so exciting to have someone from Chicago, my hometown, to represent the Catholic Church. I’m so proud.” ...

VATICAN CITY (WLS) -- Pope Leo XIV held his first general audience Wednesday at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City.

Thousands cheered in St. Peter ... balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, beginning his first address in Italian with “Peace be with you all.” “We can be a missionary church — a church ...

The 69-year-old pope offered a message of communion during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before 150,000 people, presidents, patriarchs and princes.

There are early signs that Pope Leo XIV is capitalizing on a moment of euphoria for Catholics and gaining traction within a divided church.