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

W.Va., has introduced a House resolution to celebrate the election of the first-ever pope born in the United States.

To celebrate the election of the 267th pope — the first American-born pontiff — the Detroit Free Press has crafted a ...

Despite being the first pope from America, a country where the Catholic Church is known for its relative conservatism, Pope ...

Eire suggested that one of the reasons Pope Leo was chosen is that he is not a “full-blown American.” Despite being born in ...

A map shows the areas of the U.S. where Catholicism is on the rise, with certain regions experiencing a much higher influx ...

The Young Pope effectively predicted the first American pope 9 years before it happened, and here's what else the show got ...

Robert Francis Prevost, who was born in Chicago and attended Villanova University, was elected as the new pope on Thursday ...

Catholic students from around the region joined together to honor Pope Leo XIV and celebrate its historical significance.

Vance will travel this weekend to Vatican City where he will attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV, history’s first ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope on Thursday, becoming the first American pope. “We have an American pope and ...