“The former St. Mary of the Assumption building is unique for its connection to the youth of the first American pope, but it ...

A couple dozen people walked through the open doors of the long-closed St. Mary of the Assumption parish Friday to see where ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago and raised in the south suburb of Dolton, where even his old house has become a point of pilgrimage.

Robert Prevost, the latest — and first American — pope was raised in the Chicago area, where his childhood home was recently ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Pope Leo XIV is just beginning his first full day as pontiff. He led Mass at the Sistine Chapel and speaking before the cardinals who appointed him. The pope makes history as the ...

After the extraordinary match against Barcelona and qualification to the Champions League Final, Simone Inzaghi's side are ...

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 ...

Paula Hambrick never imagined that in her lifetime the Catholic Church would be led by a pope from the United States, never ...

The Town of Cicero’s Office of the Assessor, Emilio “Emo” Cundari, will assist property owners to appeal with the Cook County Assessor’s Office. Cook County is the only county in the state of Illinois ...

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 ...

Helen Gilligan Torpy, who was born in Ireland and emigrated to Chicago in 1952, always joked she would love to see an Irish pope. So having a Chicago pope is surely the next best thing. Da pope, as a ...