Yes, even the new leader of millions of faithful Catholics around the world once used an iconic Massachusetts candy to play ...

Catholic Chicagoans gathered in churches and celebrated from their homes as the historic decision was announced.

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

Parishioners in St. Augustine expressed a sense of optimism and hope for the new pontiff the morning after the Vatican made ...

Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, became the first pope from the United States. Now, Chicago businesses are getting in on the ...

As news spread the conclave selected a new pope, students, faculty and staff came to a halt at the University of Dallas, a ...

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The first American-born pope has been chosen, and Pope Leo XIV was found to have roots in Louisiana. Find out about pope's ...

Pope Leo XIV, in remarks in 2012 when he was the Augustinian prior general in Chicago, made comments critical of what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass media in promoting ...

Pope Leo XIV takes the helm of the Catholic Church as it sees declining membership in the U.S., ongoing financial struggles ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Francis Prevost has been elected as the new pope, Leo XIV, and the internet made many memes celebrating ...

Everyone’s question — every cardinal’s question — before this week’s conclave concerned continuity with or divergence from ...