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

While Chicago is celebrating the election of a new pope from the South Side, not everyone's cheering. Some are hoping this ...

Survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests are calling for Pope Leo XIV to institute a zero-tolerance policy and for the ...

🎶 Friday listening: Sufjan Stevens - Chicago in honor of Chi-town's own, Robert Prevost aka Father Bob aka Pope Leo XIV.

Prevost was brought to the Vatican in 2023 by Pope Francis as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations.

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

Yet the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel chose Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, as the 267th pope of the ...

The pope, as the head of the worldwide Catholic Church, is instantly recognizable by his flowing robes, ornate headwear, and ...

Curiously, Prevost chose the name Pope Leo XIV, a name with a lot of Catholic significance. By choosing the name he has ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first American pope in Catholic Church history, has been elected and will be known as Leo XIV.

Robert Francis Prevost was chosen on Thursday, May 8, to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic Church.

Here is a list of the garments you may see the new pope wearing once he steps out onto the central balcony of St. Peter’s ...