The school's students and staff expressed shock and excitement following the recent election of the first-ever American pope.

Chicagoans celebrated the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the U.S. and a Chicago native, with joy and ...

Chicago’s South Side was solidly working class during Pope Leo’s childhood, said Rob Paral, a researcher at the Great Cities ...

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich participated in the conclave that elected Robert Prevost to lead the Catholic Church as pope.

“DA POPE!” blared the front of the Chicago Sun-Times on Friday, one of countless spins on the city’s unique accent, ...

Robert Francis Prevost is an American leader who can remind the world what the United States represents at its best.

The owner’s realtor, Steve Budzik, previously told PEOPLE that they were “reevaluating” their next move after they heard the ...

Across Chicago, Sunday churchgoers returned to pews still stunned and elated about the election of a native of the city’s ...

Online genealogists found that Pope Leo’s paternal grandparents in Chicago were accused of having an “illicit affair” in the 1910s, adding another layer to the pope’s complex family history.

Pope Leo's childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, is officially back on the market and this time with photos inside.

Pope Leo's childhood home in the Chicago suburb of Dolton was taken off the market after his election last week, but it appears it is once again for sale -- only, in a different way.

Now that Cardinal Robert Prevost is known to the world as Pope Leo XIV, Portillo’s in Buena Park is paying homage to his ...