The former neighbors of the newly elected pontiff describe him as an intelligent person ‘with a sense of humor and great ...

Assumption Cemetery in Glenwood and Holy Sepulchre in Alsip, where Robert Prevost’s close relatives reside, remained peaceful ...

A special prayer service is set to happen on Monday for Pope Leo at Chicago's Leo High School on the South Side.

Across Chicago, Sunday churchgoers returned to pews still stunned and elated about the election of a native of the city’s South Side to the papacy.

Criminal justice reform has long been one of the most divisive issues between Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly and the Republican minority.

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

A pope from the South Side, Cavs on the brink, the magic of mustard packets, Cooper Flagg sweepstakes, NHL Quarter-Century ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago became Pope Leo XIV May 8, 2025. First US pope graduated from Villanova University, mere miles from Wharton School.

Robert F. Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, has voted in Will County, Illinois, over the past 13 years ...

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

A Chicago-based group filed complaints about him with Vatican officials, claiming Cardinal Robert Prevost fell short in his ...

Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, was listed for sale on May 5 before being taken off the market just days later. Find out more.