This week’s bucket o’ notes also discusses the fluidity of college eligibility, the return of a future Hall of Famer and the ...

Some Catholics in Chicago still hope the new pope will signal greater acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community — with time.

Pope Leo’s hometown Dolton was hit with economic hardship following the collapse of the steel industry on the Far South Side.

A Midwesterner, like the new Pope Leo XIV, Burger swelled with pride and saw a little opportunity for motivation. “Basically, ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

Across Chicago, Sunday churchgoers returned to pews still stunned and elated about the election of a native of the city’s ...

Who says Cardinals have no other field of interest than religion? It’s now common knowledge that Pope Francis has his ...

Many sites associated with past popes have become museums or holy destinations for the faithful. But Pope Leo XIV’s childhood ...

Survivors say Pope Leo must commit to transparency in investigations of priests accused of sexual abuse. His record on doing ...

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

Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, said he expects Pope Leo XIV "feels an obligation," to speak to what he called ...