Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

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

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The old schools have sat vacant for 12 years after multiple unsuccessful attempts to sell them. The school district hopes to ...

A South Side high school and the new pope share more than just a hometown. They share a name, too. Leo High School, an ...

From where Robert Francis Prevost lived and studied to where he dined as a cardinal, here are the places in the Chicago area ...

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

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago-area native and former substitute teacher at St. Rita High School, has become the first ...