Pope Leo XIV visits headquarters of his Augustinian order
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"It's been an unbelievable week, obviously, for all of us," said Mark Duffey, who was ordained as a deacon at St. Thomas of Villanova Parish in Palatine.
Catholics and non-Catholics alike were abuzz with excitement in Chicago May 8, after one of the city’s native sons became pope. Taking the name Leo XIV, the new pontiff has made many firsts.
Chicagoans celebrated the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the U.S. and a Chicago native, with joy and hope for a renewed focus on social justice and unity within the Catholic Church.
The Associated Press spoke with tourists who were excited to visit Holy Name Cathedral in Pope Leo XIV's hometown of Chicago.
The Very Rev. Gregory Sakowicz — who grew up in Park Ridge and Chicago’s North Side — was dispensing communion Thursday during the daily noontime Mass at Holy Name Cathedral when he learned the
(Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Gladys Reconquista-Bayot and her nephew Aaron Reconquista take a selfie with a digital image of Pope Leo XIV outside Holy Name Cathedral on May 9, 2025, following ...
In a place where civic pride is a way of life, Chicagoans need little help believing the election of Pope Leo shows their city is among God’s favorites.
Parishioners at Holy Name Cathedral, the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago, shed tears of joy after learning a Chicago native, Cardinal Robert Prevost, was elected the new pope on Thursday.
The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.
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