The Tribune asked Vatican City tourists from around the globe what they think about Chicago — and whether Pope Leo might ...

Catholics are surprised and delighted in Chicago, where the church's influence persists despite declining numbers.

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope ... raised about a 25-minute drive from my hometown. All of it seemed surreal, impossible. Finally, he appeared on the balcony, garbed in the white ...

Pope Leo XIV met JD Vance, the US vice-president, after calling for peace in “martyred Ukraine”. On Sunday morning, Mr Vance ...

The Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas — also known as the Angelicum — is not only the alma mater of Pope St. John ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, is expected to exert his global influence in a similar way as Pope Francis, serving as a papal bulwark against President Donald Trump's policies on ...

Readers are surprised to see a selection from the United States, proud of the Chicago connection and full of mixed feelings ...

Jake Wittich/Sun-Times Share The historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the ... “It’s like he’s the hometown hero,” Thigpen said. From right: William Compton, Mailoan ...

From Polish pilgrimage trails to French vineyards, the places popes come from often gain new meaning. With the announcement ...

Budzik told BI that the owner has also considered reaching out the Pope Leo XIV's brother, who lives in Illinois, for his thoughts. Hometown pride has swelled for Leo XIV. Weiner's Circle ...