In one of Chicago’s south suburbs, while other boys were playing cops and robbers, the future Pope Leo XIV would pretend to ...

The Rev. Richard J. McGrath was a longtime leader of Providence Catholic High School, run by the Augustinians, whose Midwest ...

Pope Leo’s hometown Dolton was hit with economic hardship following the collapse of the steel industry on the Far South Side.

Pope Leo XIV, has a patchwork background that speaks to the melting pot that is the United States — and his birthplace, the ...

Chicago locals headed to Rome for Pope Leo XIV's installation ceremony 02:20. It still may be hard to believe, but the new ...

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

Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, said he expects Pope Leo XIV "feels an obligation," to speak to what he called ...

Chicago’s South Side was solidly working class during Pope Leo’s childhood, said Rob Paral, a researcher at the Great Cities ...

Chicago's St. Mary's church, connected to Pope Leo XIV's past, captures local interest amid restoration efforts.

Prevost, 69, was born and studied in Chicago, receiving a degree in Theology at the Catholic Theological Union of Chicago.

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

Before ascending to lead the Roman Catholic Church, Leo spent his childhood in Chicago’s South Side, where his family was beloved. He later spent two decades carrying out missionary work in Peru ...