Pope Leo XIV is fast becoming an icon in Chicago, bringing hope that he will shine light on working class heroes everywhere.

Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, the day after stunning the world as the first pope from the United States in the Church's history.

An invitation has already been extended to Pope Leo XIV to attend this year’s COP30 U.N. climate conference in Brazil.

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Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

On August 5, 2023, Pope Francis criticized “a very strong, organized, reactionary attitude” within the U.S. Catholic church, ...

Bishop Steven J. Raica, head of the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham, reacted to the election of the first U.S.-born pope, ...

Cardinal says Leo will be ‘darn good Pope’ as White House downplays Trump tensions - The 69-year-old former cardinal was ...

P olitical figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

President Sheinbaum was among the first leaders in Mexico to extend her congratulations to Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected ...

Catholic Chicagoans gathered in churches and celebrated from their homes as the historic decision was announced.

Parishioners in St. Augustine expressed a sense of optimism and hope for the new pontiff the morning after the Vatican made ...