Pope Francis was viewed as relatively progressive. His successor, the first American pope, is now in a unique position to ...

From the very first moments of his papacy, when he addressed the crowd from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, it was clear that Pope Leo XIV would continue the path of openness set by his ...

The claim was rooted in a real event — in June 2025, San Diego priests attended immigration court to support migrants on World Refugee Day.

Oklahoma Roman Catholic leaders explore the commonalities between Pope Leo XIV and Blessed Stanley Rother, men who each ...

A new book suggests Chicago-born Robert Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty responsibility of ...

Places where Robert Francis Prevost may have spent childhood in, around Dolton is mostly now photographs and memories.

A Chicago family vacationing in Rome surprised the Vatican’s new pope with a Chicago Bears-themed gift Sunday. The Muñoz ...

It turns out, the newly appointed Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost) has an astonishingly celebrity-ridden family tree. Watch NBC 4 free wherever you are. WATCH HERE.

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White Sox great Paul Konerko got a present from one No. 14 to another in honor of the 20th anniversary of the 2005 World Series championship run — a jersey signed by noted Chicago fan Pope Leo XIV.

The Peruvian government, led by President Dina Boluarte, presented “Leo’s Route” simultaneously from four regions in Peru ...

Chicago family gifts "Da Pope" t-shirt to Pope Leo XIV, emphasizing his Chicago roots and the city's NFL team during a Roman ...