In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Pope Leo XIII prized global issues, economic fairness and democracy. Will Pope Leo ...

The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that ...

Catholics across Connecticut expressed joy, pride, and surprise Thursday following the historic election of American-born ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

Prior to being elected pontiff, Pope Leo XIV had a presence on Twitter, and later X, where he sometimes shared messages that ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV by the College of Cardinals as the 266th successor of St. Peter, the ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

Cheers to Grace Shallow, who solved Thursday’s anagram: Glu Hospitality. The cofounder of the now-defunct restaurant group ...

VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American pope, ...

For years, poor governance has doomed the Chicago region to an inefficient transit system that fails to adequately serve its ...

The Catholic Church has a new leader and congratulations are pouring in as Pope Leo XIV prepares to celebrate his first Mass.

The Catholic Church has a new supreme pontiff—and he’s from the South Side of Chicago. These are words that no reporter alive today ever really expected to be writing. Until very recently, the ...