The man who is now known as Leo XIV becomes the 267th Bishop of Rome and the successor to Francis, one of the most liberal ...

Before ascending to lead the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV — formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost — grew up in Chicago, ...

The earliest clues suggest Leo could champion inclusion and openness to change — like his predecessor, Pope Francis.

Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as ...

Peter Burkey, a former teacher at St. Augustine Seminary (now the Felt Estate), taught the newly elected Pope Leo XIV (formerly Robert Prevost). Prevost, a Chicago native, graduated from St. Augustine ...

Peace be with you all,” Pope Leo XIV greeted, from the Central Loggia or balcony of Rome’s St. Peter’s Basilica, the 100,000 faithful at St. Peter’s Square, to introduce himself as the new leader of ...

Everything you ever wanted to know about new pope but were afraid to ask The pope is dope. Chicago-born Robert Francis ...

With the election of a new pope dominating headlines and social media feeds around the world, Catholics in Connecticut are optimistic that renewed attention on the Church ...

And the real question is no longer just how to address it — but whether universities can even be rehabilitated at all. This ...

Mahatma Gandhi was killed today in 1948 For readers interested in remembering what exactly happened that day I present the text of the newspaper report as it appeared in The New York Times that dayThe ...