This is a time of change for Latino Catholics, currently about 40 percent of the U.S. Church, and who experts say are likely ...

Places where Robert Francis Prevost may have spent childhood in, around Dolton is mostly now photographs and memories.

Occasionally they remember to call him by his new name, Pope Leo XIV, but it’s unfamiliar to their tongue. One of the guests accidentally calls him Pope Pius. It’s probably not all fun and games to be ...

Catholic organizations had lobbied Pat Quinn to end the death penalty. The former governor was not previously aware of Prevost’s message to him.

Is social media evil? Catholics who take seriously the call to become missionary disciples need to pose the question and at ...

From priest to pope—will his missionary past define him as the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, or will Pope Leo become ...

The contrasts are glaring. In one case, Pope Leo XIV — then known as Bishop Robert Prevost — sided with victims of sexual abuse, locking horns with powerful Catholic figures in Peru.

It doesn’t take long for any conversation with social media influencer Sachin Jose to turn his favorite topic — evangelism.

DOLTON — Robert Prevost now holds the highest office in the Catholic Church. One of his childhood neighbors, Holly Boblink, was pulling weeds in her South Side garden when white smoke poured out ...

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

Millions of people around the world were stunned when Pope Leo XIV was elected earlier this year, but one Vatican correspondent wasn't.

Robert Prevost became the first pope from the U.S. in the history of the Catholic Church when he was elected. The ...