The challenges for the Catholic Church in Chicago, where Robert Prevost grew up, are a microcosm of the gargantuan problems ...

Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south side suburbs, where he grew up playing “pretend priest” and ...

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. He grew up in Dolton and attended St. Mary of the Assumption. A childhood friend said ...

Chicago-based Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital has named Chris Lewis as CFO, according to an April 28 LinkedIn post. Mr. Lewis joins from UChicago Medicine, where he most recently served as director of ...

Thirty-five of 109 hospitals in Illinois graded by The Leapfrog Group earned an "A" for their safety record this spring, ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost in Chicago, became the first American pope in 2025. He began his religious life at St. Mary ...

Robert Prevost, who is now Pope Leo XIV, was born and raised in Chicago, although he did much of his service for the Church ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...

Catholics across the region are celebrating the historic announcement that the first American pope in the 2,000-year history ...

Getty Images Share To people who grew up in the old St ... in Chicago in September 1955. Local records detail that Robert Francis Prevost, like his older brothers, was born at Mercy Hospital ...