Celebrations for Pope Leo XIV have swept across the country, though many within the Catholic church were surprised the conclave selected an...

Scrutiny about the way the latest pope might run the Catholic Church started the moment he stepped on to the balcony.

The debate began when Pope Leo XIV was named the 268th pope Thursday. Is he a Chicago Cubs or White Sox fan?Both teams were quick to cla...

After hours of conflicting reports regarding the baseball fandom of Pope Leo XIV, family confirmed the south suburban native was indeed a fa...

It’s the biggest victory for the struggling Chicago White Sox in a long time

Thursday marked a historic day for the Catholic Church that particularly hit home for adherents around Chicago, with the election of area na...

Louis Prevost has known Pope Leo XIV longer than anyone -- because he's his big brother. He spoke to "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dicke...

Pope Leo XIV had high aspirations from a very young age, his family said. “I think he knew it by first grade, that he was going to be a...

Americans gather in St. Peter’s Square on May 8, 2025, to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States....

Then-Cardinal Robert Prevost speaks at St. Jude Catholic Church in New Lenox, Illinois, on Aug. 7, 2024.

A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself.In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s election as the...

Louis Prevost told CBS News that he was "mind blown" after finding out the news that his brother was now Pope Leo XIV.

Brendan Towell with the future Pope Leo XIV in 2010 As an Augustinian, the new pope embodies the synthesis of tradition and pastoral...

Leo is the first pope with a pre-papal social media presence, which helps paint an early picture of his positions on various cultural issues...

The likelihood that the newly elected pope has consumed a Chicago style hot dog is not zero. And that means something.