A new book suggests Chicago-born Richard Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty responsibility of ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, left, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, appears with, from left, Master of Ceremonies Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Cardinal ...

The College of Cardinals elected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the 267th pontiff. Prevost, who selected the name Pope Leo XIV, stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first ...

Pope Leo XIV succeeds Pope Francis, who died on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 after serving as pope for more than 12 years. Francis was the first Jesuit and the first pope from Latin America.

Newly elected Dolton Mayor Jason House said on July 10 that a steering committee would be formed in order to plan how to ...

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass, a day after his historic election as the first U.S.-born pope in the church's 2,000-year history. Skip to content Menu Today's paper ...

Key Background. Leo XIV, 69, is the first American-born pope in the Catholic Church’s history. He was born in Chicago, the son of Louis Prevost, a World War II Navy veteran and school ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel.. Leo spoke off-the-cuff in ...

Pope Leo XIV’s hometown is poised to acquire his childhood home. Board members in suburban Dolton outside Chicago voted unanimously Tuesday to purchase the property in hopes it will breathe new life ...

The first American elected pontiff, Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago before undertaking his ministry in Peru. Catholic Chicagoans gathered in churches and celebrated from their homes as ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel.. Leo spoke off-the-cuff in ...