Catholics are surprised and delighted in Chicago, where the church's influence persists despite declining numbers.

Genealogists have discovered that Pope Leo XIV's maternal grandparents were of Haitian descent, making him the first Haitian ...

The new Pope was born in Chicago in the US state of Illinois. He attended school in the Chicago suburbs and a studied for a ...

By Emily Schmall, Tom Polansek and Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO (Reuters) -The old parish church buildings on Chicago's far ...

Pope Leo XIV is fast becoming an icon in Chicago, bringing hope that he will shine light on working class heroes everywhere.

CHICAGO − Over 100 years passed between ... is united in prayer for the pope and gratefully celebrates that a pastor who loved Peru now guides the universal church.” He was the bishop of ...

The first American Pope was born and raised in the Chicago area, and Catholics there are elated with the election of Pope Leo XIV.

“Long live the Pope! Long live the Pope!” chanted sixth graders from Everest Academy, a Catholic school in Lemont, Ill., in ...

Many Illinois Catholics are rejoicing at the election of the pope from Chicago. Member station WBEZ's Anna Savchenko has more. ANNA SAVCHENKO, BYLINE: Megan Reznicek is a Catholic formation ...