The pope’s family history of “gens de couleur libre,” or free people of color, can be traced back to Opelousas, a ...

Pope Leo’s connection to Chicago is by now well known to the masses but long before he was born and raised in Dolton, his ...

Since news of the new pope, Robert Prevost, who assumed the name Leo XIV, hit the wires, he has been universally celebrated as being an American from Chicago.

When Robert Francis Prevost was growing up in a modest house in Dolton, Illinois, no one, not even his neighbors, imagined he ...

Pope Leo XIV was born Robert Prevost and spent several years living in Dolton, IL, in a humble home that is now up for ...

I would suspect that people are very proud that Chicago produced a pope, and it testifies to the fact that there’s a lot of good here in the city that recommends itself to the church.” ...

The election of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost to the papacy this month has been a cause for celebration for Catholic ...

Vice President J.D. Vance doesn't want Pope Leo XIV to forget his roots, as Vance delivers a custom Chicago Bears jersey to ...

The Windy City is eating up a divine dose of pride as one of its own, Cardinal Robert Prevost, has ascended to the highest ...

The Chicago White Sox plan to unveil a graphic installation on Monday that honors Pope Leo XIV. Robert Prevost became the ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...