As the red velvet curtains at the Vatican parted, a priest realized that his college pal from the South Side of Chicago that he knows as “Bob” had been elected the first American pope. “Oh, dear God,” ...

In comments to reporters at the White House, Trump said, "It's such a great honor for our country, an American pope, and what ...

Robert Prevost, elected pope Thursday, grew up in Dolton. Former neighbors and local Catholics reacted to the election of the ...

Robert Prevost, elected pope Thursday, grew up in Dolton. Former neighbors and local Catholics reacted to the election of the ...

Pope Leo XIV grew up in Dolton and attended the now-closed St. Mary of the Assumption Church and School. Sara Machi reports.

Father Gosbert Rwezahura said Christ Our Savior still has some members who attended Queen of Apostles and remember the new pope as a child.

When Cardinal Robert Prevost was in the first grade, his neighbor told him he would be the first American pope, his brother ...

Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, grew up in south suburban Dolton, and attended the Catholic Theological Union of Chicago in ...

Robert Francis Prevost, to be known as Pope Leo the 14th is 69-year-old. He was raised in Dolton, Illinois, just outside ...

The College of Cardinals has elected Pope Leo XIV, who aims to foster unity amidst global divisions. Robert Prevost is the first American pope to ever be elected. The Chicago native is also a Peruvian ...

Leaders of all faiths and on both sides of the aisle welcomed the South Side's own Robert Prevost — Pope Leo XIV — as head of ...