Chicago residents were ecstatic about the first North American pope, Pope Leo XIV, who was elected to the papacy on Thursday.

Spirits were high in Chicago on Friday, one day after Pope Leo XIV was officially installed as the leader of the Catholic ...

Chicagoans are showing hometown pride online after one of their own, Cardinal Robert Prevost, was elected the next pope.

"The Pope is from Chicago. This is one of the biggest moments in the modern history of our city," said Mayor Brandon Johnson ...

CHICAGO – Rome, the ancient city and historic home of the Catholic Church, felt close to the South Side on Sunday as ...

After white smoke billowed Thursday from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a pope had been chosen, students in every ...

CHICAGO – Rome, the ancient city and historic home of the Catholic Church, felt close to the South Side on Sunday as Chicagoans were ... letting the world know a new pope had been chosen.

Many users also proclaimed hope the new pope would represent Chicago’s history of social justice. “For Catholic Chicagoans, to have a native son who has been born and raised in a city where ...

Chicagoans react to being the new pope's hometown: 'I couldn't believe it' Spirits were high in Chicago on Friday, one day after Pope Leo XIV was officially installed as the leader of the Catholic ...

Robert Prevost was born and raised in the Chicago area. He’s taken the name Leo XIV. Thursday, May 8, the papal conclave chose Robert Prevost to be the next head of the Roman Catholic Church. He ...