Though Heidi Nicholls Bowser left Chicago’s South Side for Butler more than 30 years ago, the ties to her birthplace have ...

Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto joined KCRA 3 on Friday to discuss the ascension of Pope Leo XIV, saying he was “startled” by news of the first American pontiff in history. “I didn’t think an American ...

"For many years, he used to come and go," the Rev. Thomas Vathappallil of St. Rita's in Racine County said about Pope Leo Friday.

Speakers blasted songs including “Born in the U.S.A.” and “American Pie” as six cardinal electors from the United States ...

Recently resurfaced footage has revealed that Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, attended Game 1 of the 2005 World ...

"The other countries in the world can suck it. Because the Pope's American!" Bill Maher says on HBO's "Real Time" ...

Pope Leo XIV and his family have a long history on Chicago's South Side. Long before Robert Prevost was elected by his fellow Cardinals, he was a friend to a South Side family. Among the many things ...

The people of northern Peru call him el obispo. Sometimes he is also Padre Prevost. Maybe when the shock wears off, they will get used to his new title, Pope Leo XIV. Waiters, taxi drivers, teachers ...

The memes, image edits and tongue-in-cheek references have piled up deeper than Chicago's pizza and more loaded than its hot ...

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

Scrutiny about the way the latest pope might run the Catholic Church started the moment he stepped on to the balcony.

Thousands of people put up their screens to see the 2024 movie "Conclave" in the days leading up to the actual papal election ...