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Chicagoans celebrate Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, at Holy Name Cathedral, reflecting on his Midwest roots and ...

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The revelation that Leo XIV has roots among New Orleans Creoles has stirred curiosity and joy about the first pope from the ...

Catholics in Wisconsin experienced multiple layers of excitement Thursday: the election of a new pope, the first pope from the United States, and the first pope from the Midwest.

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Good morning, Chicago. The announcement made after white smoke poured from the poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel yesterday marked a historic one nationally and a personal one for many in ...

Catholics across the region are celebrating the historic announcement that the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the church was born and raised in the Chicago area.

The Reverend James Bretzke, a theology professor at John Carroll University in Ohio, told USA Today this week that a diplomat ...

It’s been 200 years since the first organized transport of Norwegian emigrants sailed to the US, and the bicentennial is ...