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

The former neighbors of the newly elected pontiff describe him as an intelligent person ‘with a sense of humor and great ...

Assumption Cemetery in Glenwood and Holy Sepulchre in Alsip, where Robert Prevost’s close relatives reside, remained peaceful ...

A special prayer service is set to happen on Monday for Pope Leo at Chicago's Leo High School on the South Side.

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Across Chicago, Sunday churchgoers returned to pews still stunned and elated about the election of a native of the city’s South Side to the papacy.

Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago became Pope Leo XIV May 8, 2025. First US pope graduated from Villanova University, mere miles from Wharton School.

Criminal justice reform has long been one of the most divisive issues between Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly and the Republican minority.

The Catholic church has elected a new pope, Robert Prevost. He is also the first American to be elevated to the position of ...

Robert F. Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, has voted in Will County, Illinois, over the past 13 years ...

CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede takes a moment to share his personal and professional connections to the new American Pope Leo ...

A Chicago-based group filed complaints about him with Vatican officials, claiming Cardinal Robert Prevost fell short in his ...