Pope Leo XIV, the former Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, waves to the crowds in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican after his election as pope May 8, 2025. The new pope was born in Chicago.

Despite being the US' highest ranking Catholic in government, pope fans are slightly nervous about his return to the Vatican.

ENDEAVOR Pope Leo XIV is the sixth pope I have known throughout my life. Thanks to social media, and to his being the first American Pope, he could well ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - An Evansville seminary student can say something most people never can, he’s met the Pope. It was a special moment, in the summer of 2024, for Nathan Folz and other ...

"He knows everyone, and we all know him — that made it especially meaningful."The Shrine at Saint AugustineThe shrine, run by ...

COMMENTARY: It’s worth noting that the Pauline Chapel, one of three in the Apostolic Palace, is pictured in the Holy Father’s ...

Where Christians are "mocked, opposed, despised or at best tolerated and pitied" is where the church's "missionary outreach ...

Lisa and Rich Solava and Denise Utter were friends with Robert Prevost long before he became pope — and have the selfies to ...

Last week was quite special for the estimated 1.2 billion Catholics around the world when white smoke billowed across St.

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...

Still, it was an exciting moment for the Americans who were at the Vatican that day. Mariner says he and his wife were in a ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich got off the plane from Rome in Chicago Monday night, but there is not time to rest just yet. Among the things now on his agenda is planning a local celebration in honor of a ...