The Tribune asked Vatican City tourists from around the globe what they think about Chicago — and whether Pope Leo might ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic ...

The village of Dolton, Ill., has stepped in to buy the modest house where Pope Leo XIV spent some of his childhood. It may ...

Language and how it’s used shapes not only the way we feel but also how we think, said Viorica Marian, professor of ...

Pope Leo XIV is under renewed scrutiny over claims that he mishandled priest abuse cases while serving as a leader in the ...

I would suspect that people are very proud that Chicago produced a pope, and it testifies to the fact that there’s a lot of ...

A Chicago-area town plans to take control of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home to turn it into a local landmark, just days after ...

Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV called for humanitarian aid to be allowed into war-torn Gaza, decrying the violence and suffering ...

Pope Leo XIV's background tells the story of complicated racial identities in the U.S., multiculturalism and Black Catholics ...

Meet Donna, who lives next door to Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, IL. She says the home was recently a hub of drug ...

Vice President JD Vance gifted Pope Leo XIV a Chicago Bears jersey as they met at the Vatican, amid a push by the White House ...

After renovation and a papal election sent property values soaring, the Village of Dolton claims priority rights to purchase ...