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

The school's students and staff expressed shock and excitement following the recent election of the first-ever American pope.

Chicagoans celebrated the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the U.S. and a Chicago native, with joy and ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, created a plethora of great memes, many based on Robert Prevost's ...

The new pope, formerly Robert F. Prevost, has a mixed voting history, casting ballots in both GOP and Democratic primaries.

The first American-born pope's sports loyalties have been widely debated. Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams needed ...

Prevost, a member of the Augustinian religious order, lived for years in Peru first as a missionary and then as an archbishop ...

The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the ...

The election of a former Hyde Parker named Barack Obama to ... "Everything dope, including the pope, comes from Chicago!" he ...

Heather and Dominic Jaroch tell PEOPLE about the time Pope Leo XIV — then simply known as “Father Bob" — flew back to Chicago ...

Friends of Pope Leo XIV are celebrating his election tonight. The first American pope was born in Chicago. NBC News’ ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV has roused the attention of many around the world, including those who don’t identify as ...