"It's been an unbelievable week, obviously, for all of us," said Mark Duffey, who was ordained as a deacon at St. Thomas of ...

A special prayer was delivered at Holy Name Cathedral Sunday for Pope Leo XIV. The church held its first Sunday mass since ...

A special mass is underway at Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral for the first American-born pope. Pope Leo XIV grew up in South ...

Chicagoans celebrated the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the U.S. and a Chicago native, with joy and ...

The Associated Press spoke with tourists who were excited to visit Holy Name Cathedral in Pope Leo XIV's hometown of Chicago.

The reaction among church leaders to the news of Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost being named the first American pope ...

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

Catholics and non-Catholics alike were abuzz with excitement in Chicago May 8, after one of the city’s native sons became ...

THE CARDINALS ELECTING A NEW POPE THURSDAY. MOMENTS LATER, FORMER CARDINAL ROBERT PRÉVOST EMERGING AS POPE LEO THE 14TH. THE ...

In a place where civic pride is a way of life, Chicagoans need little help believing the election of Pope Leo shows their ...

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