Pope Leo's grandfather was born in Italy in 1876 and came to the United States in 1905, eventually making his way to Chicago. His grandson took the opposite route, starting in Chicago and moving to Italy.

We're getting a cool glimpse of Pope Leo XIV's family history in Chicago. Steve Bannon, a former White House chief strategist in President Donald Trump's first term, has long criticized Elon Musk and other tech executives. The actress explained that she's taken up a shower snacking because "I’m just doing what I have to do to get out on time."

Vice President JD Vance gifted Pope Leo XIV a custom Chicago bears jersey during his visit to the Vatican over the weekend.

I share an ancestral connection with Pope Leo XIV. What does that story say about race, religion, and ancestry in America?

CHICAGO (AP) — Survivors of clergy sexual abuse amplified calls Tuesday for a global zero-tolerance policy from the new pope’s American hometown and raised questions about Leo XIV’s history of dealing with accused priests from Chicago to Australia.

Gayle King exclusively told PEOPLE what she yelled while sitting in the front row at Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass alongside Oprah Winfrey and Maria Shriver.