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

Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

After a series of closures by the Chicago Archdiocese, Christ Our Savior Church in South Holland has bragging rights as Pope ...

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

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

The Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests is calling for the new pope to impose a zero-tolerance policy.

The church's owner hopes the papal link can help efforts to save and reuse the parish buildings on the Far South Side.

Pope Leo XIV’s election by the college of cardinals on Thursday surprised millions of Catholics around the world, including ...

As cardinals in Rome get ready for the papal conclave, some kids in Chicago got an idea of their job ahead with a special ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...