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

Chicago’s South Side was solidly working class during Pope Leo’s childhood, said Rob Paral, a researcher at the Great Cities ...

Pope Leo XIV and his family have a long history on Chicago's South Side. Long before Robert Prevost was elected by his fellow Cardinals, he was a friend to a South Side family. Among the many things ...

From a Southside Chicago parish to a suburban pizza parlor, people are remembering when and where they crossed paths with Robert Francis Prevost. Prevost grew up in Dolton. He returned ...

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. He grew up in Dolton and attended St. Mary of the Assumption. A childhood friend said ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass on Friday, a day after his historic election as the first U.S.-born pope in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history while ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost in Chicago, became the first American pope in 2025. He began his religious life at St. Mary ...

ISSUE: Chicago has one of four legacy regional rail networks, the others being in Boston, Philadelphia, and the New York area ...

A 14-year-old boy was shot during dismissal near a South Side high school Wednesday afternoon, Chicago police and CPS officials said.

Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...

Five people were injured in a two-vehicle crash at 5:10 p.m. Saturday at Ind. 19 and C.R. 28. According to a report from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office, a 2019 Nissan Rogue driven by Evelyn ...

Chicago, IL (April 24, 2025) – A tragic two-vehicle crash claimed the life of an 81-year-old woman on Chicago’s South Side Wednesday night. The collision occurred just after 9:45 p.m. in the 11000 ...