The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

He is a man formed by his experience in the church of Chicago, especially the south side,’ writes Mark Francis, CSV.

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

CHICLAYO, Peru — The people of northern Peru call him el obispo. Sometimes he is also Padre Prevost . Maybe when the shock ...

Catholic Chicagoans gathered in churches, cheered from classrooms and celebrated from their homes as the historic decision ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity ...

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

The Great Pope Fight of 2025 continued between the White Sox and Cubs over Pope Leo XIV’s favorite Chicago baseball team.

The pope's maternal grandparents are described as Black or a person of mixed white and Black ancestry in historical documents ...

Contrary to early reports, the new pontiff isn't a Cubs fan — and the Sox faithful couldn't be prouder. "It's a dream," Helen ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American to ascend to the papacy, has voted in three Republican primary elections since 2012, state ...

Obvious Shirts prayers for a papal profit have been answered with orders for their "Da Pope" Bears-themed shirt.