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

The Village of Dolton recently purchased the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV for $375,000, and is working to obtain landmark ...

The first authoritative account of the conclave that elected history’s first pontiff from the United States — written by an American journalist who knew him before he became pope. Despite ...

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

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

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

Before Robert F. Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, he was apparently keeping a close eye on at least one major Illinois issue. Documents obtained by WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times through a public ...

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, say they filed a complaint against Cardinal Robert Prevost weeks before his papal election.

Good morning, Chicago. On Thursday, Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope and now leads the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church. In the days since, we’ve spoken with family, friends and the ...

CHICAGO – At St. Mary of the Assumption school in Chicago’s southern suburbs, Robert Prevost was quiet, kind and studious. Mostly, he wanted to be a priest. It was the 1960s, and the parish ...

Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago as Robert Prevost, has deep roots in the area, including teaching at St. Rita High School.