Though he spent much of his life abroad, the new Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, hails from the Chicago area, ...

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

A South Side high school and the new pope share more than just a hometown. They share a name, too. Leo High School, an ...

In his first days as pope, Leo XIV has struck many as an unassuming man of quiet warmth and deeply rooted identity. A visit ...

A special prayer service is set to happen on Monday for Pope Leo at Chicago's Leo High School on the South Side.

The old schools have sat vacant for 12 years after multiple unsuccessful attempts to sell them. The school district hopes to ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago-area native and former substitute teacher at St. Rita High School, has become the first ...

Chicago Public Schools put out to bid 20 properties, most of them closed schools from 2013. The journey to repurpose the old ...

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Friday his country wanted to develop relations with Russia, and he derided European ...

Pope Leo was spotted at the 2005 World Series, a rare moment of triumph for the pride of Chicago’s South Side.

The celebration of Pope Leo XIV in Chicago continued on Monday at Leo Catholic High School on the city’s South Side, with a special prayer service.

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