One new American archbishop says having a pope from Chicago is something to think about, since “Catholicism in Chicago has ...

Pope Leo XIV was 'raised like one of us,' Bishop Ricken says “Because he's only three hours to the south from Chicago, born and raised as a south sider, he's fully aware of the Green Bay Packers ...

The faithful at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Midtown shared their joy for Pope Leo XIV on Friday morning as they prayed and lit candles for the new pontiff. Many Americans will be able to connect ...

The United States is home to 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any other nation except Italy, home to 17 of the electors in the conclave choosing a ...

Pope Leo XIV has not yet had a chance to let his personality break through in a defining way. Yet if history is any guide, ...

“Michelle and I send our congratulations to a fellow Chicagoan, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV,’ Obama wrote in a Thursday post on X. “This is a historic day for the United States, and… ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. (Reuters, Stoyan Nenov) ...

The first American pope arrives at the papal summer retreat to work on his encyclical, with suggestions it should avoid ...

WASHINGTON — Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was elected the first pope from the United States on the second day of the conclave Thursday. Leo was born in Chicago and has dual ...

NCR readers respond to stories about women in the church, a new bishop and the USCCB's reaction to the Trump presidency.

COMMENTARY: Not since 1808 when Bishop John Carroll was the bishop of Baltimore — then the only diocese in the United States — has the Catholic Church in our country had a clear national leader.

Pope Leo XIV mourned those killed in the violent attack on a Catholic Church in the Congo on Sunday by ISIS-backed rebels. The pontiff expressed sympathy and regret over the murders and wished for ...