Pope Leo XIV, has a patchwork background that speaks to the melting pot that is the United States — and his birthplace, the ...

A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s ...

Pope Leo XIV was raised in Chicago by his parents, alongside two brothers, Louis and John. Here's everything to know about ...

Pope Leo XIV adorned a bright red shoulder cover and ornate stole during his introduction on May 8, a contrast from Pope ...

In the week since Pope Leo XIV became the first American pope in history, Catholic churches around the world have decorated ...

Chicagoans celebrate Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, at Holy Name Cathedral, reflecting on his Midwest roots and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Pope Leo XIV and his family have a long history on Chicago's South Side. Long before Robert Prevost was elected by his fellow Cardinals, he was a friend to a South Side family.

We’re learning a lot more about the new pope from those who know him well: family, friends and fellow missionaries.

The first American pope's grandparents identified as Black, records show. Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, has Black family roots in New Orleans ...

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On May 8, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as Pope Leo XIV. He was born in Chicago ... for the disenfranchised and his relatable roots. CHICAGO – At St. Mary of the Assumption school ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St ... 14, 1955, at Mercy Hospital in Chicago, and his Catholic roots were planted in the south suburbs, where he lived in Dolton with his ...