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

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

Of course Chicagoans are celebrating the new pope at home as well. A Mass of Thanksgiving is set to start Friday morning where Catholics from across the area will come together to celebrate the ...

Chicago's Cardinal Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, marking a new era for the Catholic Church. Who Is he and why was he chosen?

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected Pope Leo XIV, marking the first American to hold the position.

Vatican cardinals have elected the first American pope in history. 69-year-old cardinal Robert Francis Prevost from Chicago ...

When Pope Leo XIV’s election was announced Thursday, ABC News reported Robert Prevost of Dolton was a Cubs fan. The jokes ...

Here’s a look at what we discovered about some of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV’s family members in the Tribune archives.

The Windy City is notoriously split between Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs supporters, a rivalry between the South and ...

The election of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, as the new pontiff has delighted Catholics and ...

From an altar boy growing up in a working class area of Chicago, Robert Prevost, 69, has worked his way through the ranks to ...

The pope reportedly voted in primaries for both the GOP and Democratic parties and cast an absentee ballot for the 2024 ...