In his first words directed specifically to Americans, Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to find hope and ...

Thousands went to the first American pope’s old haunt on the South Side of Chicago to hear a message from the man they once ...

In his first words directed specifically to Americans, Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to find hope and ...

Chicago’s elation over the hometown boy’s election led to a huge party for the first U.S. pope, who will begin to chart his ...

Vevette Hill-Nwagbaraocha attends All Saints Catholic Church, also on the north side. She, too, is hopeful and excited about Pope Leo, regardless of how he identifies. But his lineage, she said, ...

(Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Cupich took possession of the church in 2016 when he was made a cardinal by Pope Francis; the basilica was formerly the titular church of Cardinal Francis George ...

In Chicago, people are very excited about Pope Leo XIV, or Father Bob, as those who’ve known Robert Francis Prevost a long time reflexively call him. It’s titillating to imagine Pope Leo ...

Here’s what you told us, lightly edited for clarity: “All indications are he will pick up where Pope Francis left off. Being originally from Chicago should keep him grounded and real.

VATICAN CITY — Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV called for humanitarian ... though his predecessor Pope Francis broke with tradition and instead resided at a Vatican guesthouse.

(Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) American dignitaries ... the crowd at the inaugural Mass of predecessor Pope Francis in 2013 was estimated at 150,000 to 200,000. A group carries a cross as ...

Loyola University Chicago student Caleb Ham strolled past ... he’s able to be in such close proximity to the pope. When Pope Francis was hospitalized with pneumonia earlier this year, Ham ...

paints of Pope Leo bears a striking resemblance to the late Pope Francis who was a close mentor to Chicago’s home-grown pope, the first pontiff from North America in the church’s 2,000-year ...