Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation, giving the ...

Sexual abuse allegations have been made against a Chicago priest who served eight Chicago and suburban parishes over the past ...

Chicago photographer Craig Shimala got himself “quite the backdrop” to record the fireworks on July Fourth. Shimala’s video ...

Leo, who was formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, is a 69-year-old native of Chicago, Illinois. Elected on May 8, he's the first American to lead the church.

The former Lutheran minister kept getting the call to convert to Catholicism. Holy Spirit Catholic Church’s Rev. David Medow is pictured on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Rochester.

Chicagoans pack pews to celebrate South Side son Pope Leo XIV: 'It's fantastic' Across Chicago, churchgoers attended Sunday Mass still stunned and elated about the election of a native of the city ...

News ‘DA POPE!’ Leo XIV’s Chicago roots unleash spate of holy humor "The idea of a pope who’s stood in line at Portillo’s or cheered on the Sox makes it all feel closer to home.