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 ...

Pope Leo XIV had a signed jersey delivered to former Chicago White Sox great Paul Konerko. Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich ...

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

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.

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

But beyond the celeb connections, Gates’ research uncovered something far more powerful: Pope Leo XIV is of mixed Black and ...

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

Pope Leo XIV is still keeping his cards close to his cassock, but people who have observed him over the years are helping ...

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

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