When news broke Thursday about Robert Prevost's election as the first American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, the mood throughout ...

The election of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, as the new pontiff has delighted Catholics and ...

The Chicago Sun-Times fully leaned in with a fantastic front ... It was even through the Villanova connection that New ...

The new pope, formerly Robert F. Prevost, has a mixed voting history, casting ballots in both GOP and Democratic primaries.

Friends of Pope Leo XIV are celebrating his election tonight. The first American pope was born in Chicago. NBC News’ ...

Prevost, who chose the papal name Pope Leo XIV, grew up in south suburban Dolton, and attended Catholic Theological Union.

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

Realtor Steve Budzik tells PEOPLE that the Dolton, Ill., property, which was once home to Pope Leo and his family, is “a once ...

Robert Prevost, a Chicago native with extensive Midwest ties and a graduate of the Catholic Theological Union, makes history ...

“Now we’re known for Michael Jordan, Al Capone and the pope. The Chicago holy trinity. We’ll let the public decide in what order they want to put them in.” Leo’s election came as a ...

Pope Leo XIV arrives for an audience with thousands of journalists and media workers on May 12, 2025 at Paul VI Hall in Vatican City, Vatican. The audience with journalists has become a tradition ...

A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s ...