Chicago Tribune photographer Brian Cassella captures the scene ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s installation in Vatican City.

Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.

In choosing his motto and coat of arms, Leo references the Order of St. Augustine, to which he belongs. He uses the ...

In one of Chicago’s south suburbs, while other boys were playing cops and robbers, the future Pope Leo XIV would pretend to ...

The remarkably preserved body of an early modern saint, St. Teresa of Avila, has been exhibited in Spain months after being ...

A visual tribute to Pope Leo XIV’s faithful service – reflecting his journey through priesthood, leadership, and devotion ...

Pope Leo XIV, in a meeting with cardinals two days after his election, explained that he chose that name as an acknowledgment ...