The Mass for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate will mark the official beginning of his ministry as successor of ...

Ongoing restoration work within St. Peter's Basilica is providing a rare glimpse into centuries-old details that have been ...

Pope Leo’s childhood church, St. Mary of the Assumption on Chicago’s south side, is in a state of disrepair and in danger of ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...

In his public appearance as pope, Leo called himself an Augustinian, putting an unusual spotlight on his religious order.

COMMENTARY: The renewal of the Church begins at the altar — when we worship with awe, humility, and a heart open to mystery.

In his first days as pope, Leo XIV has struck many as an unassuming man of quiet warmth and deeply rooted identity. A visit ...

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

Pope Leo XIV's schedule of public liturgies in May focus on the formal assumption of his Petrine ministry and Marian ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich participated in the conclave that elected Robert Prevost to lead the Catholic Church as pope.

Above, a pool of blue light from a stained-glass window illuminates a balcony where the St. Mary of the Assumption Church ...