Chicago’s South Side was solidly working class during Pope Leo’s childhood, said Rob Paral, a researcher at the Great Cities ...

The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

If the new pope is able to update church teachings on some hot-button issues, it will be because Pope Francis set the stage ...

While heartened by the new pope's commitment to social justice, advocates say it's unclear whether Leo will continue Francis' ...

"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.

Philadelphia Filipinos had been rooting for Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to be the next pope and are disappointed.

The Baltimore faithful are marking a new era of the Catholic Church amid the election of the first American to become pope.

Data from the Pew Research Center shows 20% of Americans identify as Catholic. One priest says that number could rise.

The first American pope could earn just as much as a U.S. president, but he’ll also enjoy a gilded palace complete with free ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

“The former St. Mary of the Assumption building is unique for its connection to the youth of the first American pope, but it ...

As Pope Leo XIV stepped out in front of cheering crowds outside of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as head of ...