Now that the world's most famous Catholic is an American from Chicago, some hope Pope Leo XIV will help bring new energy to a ...

Many sites associated with past popes have become museums or holy destinations for the faithful. But Pope Leo XIV’s childhood ...

The Catholic leaders of Leo’s hometown hold out hope that the new pope can help turn around ailing finances and a shortage of ...

An abandoned church owned by Joe Hall in Chicago as part of a community programs project just got a fresh sense of significance on Thursday (May 8) when he realized this is where the newly elected ...

The 67-year-old church was once a thriving parish. But the Archdiocese of Chicago decided to close the church due to a lack of funds.

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

Above the door of the church in the last blocks of Chicago, the Virgin Mary still ... People who gathered outside the abandoned St. Mary of the Assumption on Thursday mused about what the future ...

CHICAGO — Above the door of the church in the last blocks of Chicago ... People who gathered outside the abandoned St. Mary of the Assumption on May 8 mused about what the future might hold ...

Pope Leo XIV attended the church and parish school while growing up in nearby Dolton. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) People who gathered outside the abandoned St. Mary of the Assumption on Thursday ...

Like many teenage boys in the area, Pope Leo XIV was an enthusiastic fan of the Chicago White Sox baseball team.