The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is urging the new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, to create a "universal zero ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Bronzeville and raised in the south suburbs, will be known as Pope Leo XIV.

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.

As the red velvet curtains at the Vatican parted, a priest realized that his college pal from the South Side of Chicago that he knows as “Bob” had been elected the first American pope. “Oh, dear God,” ...

The debate over Pope Leo XIV's favorite baseball team has swept Chicago into a fierce debate over the Cubs and Sox ...

The newly elected pope said in a 2024 interview that he played tennis in his free time but did not mention the trombone.

"We never would have suspected that he was going to be a priest, let alone a bishop or cardinal or the Pope. Not in a million years would you think somebody you knew could become the Pope. It's like ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He's been in positions of ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, now Pope Leo XIV, was selected by the conclave at the Vatican on Thursday, May 8. Prevost is originally from Chicago and is the first American pope.

Initial suspicion understandably revolved around the fact that Prevost is more than likely a fan of the North Siders at Wrigley Field as Cubs fans were ready to claim him as one of their own. "He was ...

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