The former cardinal was announced as the new Pope yesterday evening, taking on the pontifical name of Pope Leo XIV. The new Pope was born in Chicago in the US state of Illinois.

Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost before he was elected the first American pope earlier this ...

Pope Leo XIV confirmed those conjectures when he first spoke to the College of Cardinals in Rome on May 10 -- two days after ...

In a mission that almost didn’t happen, two Catholic influencers successfully delivered a Chicago-style pizza to Pope Leo!

Pope Leo received a box of Aurelio's pizza from his hometown of Chicago, which traveled more than 4,000 miles to the Vatican.

The pope’s brother told local media that the pontiff ate the six-inch Aurelio’s pepperoni pizza, which was shipped using dry ...

The pope has got many people saying the same thing after accepting a rather sweet gift from Americans who had traveled to see ...

Leo’s predecessor, Pope Francis, was a hit with many young people, with a style that put aside pre-prepared speeches to ...

Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics from 146 countries, including several from conflict zones such as Lebanon, Iraq, ...

Aged 69 and originally from Chicago, Pope Leo has spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru and became a cardinal only in 2023. He has given few media interviews and rarely speaks in public.

With a born-and-raised Chicagoan leading the Catholic church, some small business owners have sprung into action to cash in.

A spokesperson for the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events credits civic pride for much of the rise in pope-themed merchandise and art. “Chicago’s pride is evident in all we do — ...