Like many other faithful Catholics, Louis Prevost watched with great anticipation for white smoke to rise from the chimney at ...

Bishops often imposed such restrictions — with varying levels of enforcement and typically without warning the public — until the explosive sex-abuse scandal exposed by the Boston Globe in 2002 in the ...

The Catholic religious order's Chicago-based province released a statement about Robert Prevost, who this week became Pope ...

The Fox Sports camera could have panned to any fan during the ninth inning of Game 1 of the 2005 World Series; it randomly ...

Milann Siegfried gets emotional as she says she is a friend of Pope Leo's. The Tulsan has known him for more than two decades, since they crossed paths overseeing the Augustinian school in Tulsa.

Char Burnette grew up on the south side of Chicago, a classmate in Catholic school of a man the world now knows.

Election of Chicago native as the first American Pope leads to fan making longshot 'Pope Parlay' best involving Cubs and ...

Here’s what forecasters predict for the East Coast Justice Sonia Sotomayor says lawyers should stand up and fight amid ...

Chicagoans celebrate Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, at Holy Name Cathedral, reflecting on his Midwest roots and historic election.

Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Robert Prevost, became the first American pope on Thursday. He's also also a long-suffering Chicago sports fan.

Pope Leo XIV is facing criticism from survivors over his record on clergy sexual abuse while he served in Chicago and Peru.

Catholic cardinals have elected the church’s new pope, Robert Prevost, who has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV. He becomes the ...