It was surprising, even to the attendees of Nashville's Cathedral of the Incarnation, that the new leader of the Holy See is from our side of the ocean. Many thought they'd never see an American pope.

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, has made history as the first American ever selected as pope. Now officially known as Pope Leo XIV, his appointment has sparked ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A special noontime Mass at St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter drew a crowd Thursday as local ...

It was initially reported that the new pope was a Cubs fan, but his brother corrected the record in an interview with WGN-TV.

Live updates and the latest news as Trump touts his UK trade deal, names Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney, and Pope Leo XIV's ...

Pope Leo XIV is a White Sox fan — and the organization is embracing the news. Elected on Thursday, Robert Prevost is the ...

Sister Therese DelGenio taught Pope Leo XIV as he earned a Master of Divinity from the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.

Papal Conclave selected an American as the new pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost, was born in Chicago in 1955, and is the first ...

Census records for Leo's maternal grandparents hint at the complexity of Creole identity and of Black identity in America.

Across Middle Tennessee and around the globe, devoted Catholics are celebrating the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost, who ...

"For many years, he used to come and go," the Rev. Thomas Vathappallil of St. Rita's in Racine County said about Pope Leo Friday.

Rev Paul Galetto, of St. Augustine Parish in Old City, was former roommates with Pope Leo and they have been friends all this time.