One Erie bishop met the new pope almost a decade ago in Rome. Another bishop with local ties is going to Pope Leo XIV's ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

A résumé of deep religious education, frontline pastoral experience, parish management and Vatican governance — along with a ...

The elevation of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost to pope earlier this month has been a point of pride for Chicagoland ...

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers ... Now some advocates for victims say there needs to be an ...

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An Italian personal trainer has spoken of his shock after learning his client for two years had been elected to lead the ...

The new pope's eldest brother has come under scrutiny for inflammatory political posts—here's what we know about him.

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Five Chicago White Sox fans dressed up as the new Pope as they faced the Cubs, who happens to be a fan of the team.

Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV. The first pope from the United States also holds Peruvian citizenship, but will represent the global Catholic Church.