Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral celebrated the election of Pope Leo XIV, a Chicagoan chosen last week to succeed Pope Francis.

Mass said they hoped Pope Leo, the first U.S-born pontiff, would focus on inclusivity and address ideological divides within ...

A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s ...

Commercial fishermen are eager to see if President Donald Trump's command to shed federal fishing regulations will boost one of the nation's oldest industries.

“A real stunner to have the first pope from the United States elected,” said Archbishop Alexander Sample, of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. Archbishop Sample said he was surprised to hear ...

None of the 266 popes in history have been from America. But ten Americans are eligible to vote in the conclave to select the next pope.

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.