Pope Leo XIV turns 70 on Sept. 14 and some of his closest friends in the Chicago-area will mark the day with him in mind, quietly.

He's now known across the world as Pope Leo XIV, but people in Chicago first knew him as Robert Prevost. Now a new tour is ...

Before his brother was elected as the new Pope, John Prevost played Wordle and spoke on the phone with his brother daily.

The tour also includes stops at Pope Leo's birthplace in Bronzeville, the former Mercy Hospital, and the Catholic Theological ...

One Jesuit's encounter with a cop, a cat and several fellow Catholics in search of a connection to the first American pontiff.

Leo, known before as Cardinal Robert Prevost, was elected in May as the first American pope – a decision that stunned many in the United States who celebrated his ascension as a historic moment.

Cook moved to Lansing in 1958 as a young mother, just three years after Robert Prevost was born. His family lived in the Ivanhoe neighborhood of Dolton, she said, so she didn’t know him.

The election of Chicago-born Robert Prevost to the Papacy as Leo XIV has been celebrated as he is the first American to ascend to the position.

The 69-year-old Chicago native, previously known as Cardinal Robert Prevost before he made history as the first American pope in April, received a special care package from back home that was gifted ...

A survivor of clergy sex abuse in Peru brought her public campaign for reform to the American hometown of Pope Leo XIV.

In a heartwarming glimpse into the personal life of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, his brother John Prevost h ...