Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, has shocked the world not with doctrine, but with DNA. A genealogical study by The New York Times reveals he is distantly related to celebrities like Madonna, ...

Brian Sleeth says a rare Topps card that arrived in an order of pope cards is a symbol of faith, family and a full-circle ...

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

About two-thirds of American Catholics have a “very” or “somewhat” favorable view of Pope Leo, according to the new survey ...

At Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox, some 30,000 celebrated a native son, Pope Leo XIV, Saturday afternoon at a ...

In what started out as a cloudy afternoon, the then bright and sunny stadium of Pope Leo XIV's favorite baseball team, ...

By acquiring Rafael Devers, the San Francisco Giants put the pressure on all teams — including the Chicago Cubs — to show a ...

Thousands went to the first American pope’s old haunt on the South Side to hear a message from the man they once knew as Robert Francis Prevost.

A former Dolton village employee is trying to block the village from using taxpayer money to acquire the childhood home of ...

Leavenworth, Kansas, occupies a mythic space in American crime, its name alone evoking a short hand for serving hard time.

Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich concelebrated a special Mass for the election of a first-ever Chicago-born pope. Trinity Sunday's vigil Mass June 14 was at Rate Field, the home park of ...

Thousands of people from across the region gathered Saturday at the home of the Chicago White Sox for a Mass featuring a ...