Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a deep dive into the pope's past in New York Times Magazine piece.

While there’s plenty of room for views to shift as Pope Leo’s agenda becomes clear, people are watching how the first ...

Through a distant maternal ancestor, who was born in the 1590s, Pope Leo is ninth cousins, various times removed, with some ...

Pope Leo XIV has left no doubt. After initial doubts as to whether the Chicago native was a Cubs or White Sox fan, his ...

"Humanity is greatly diminished whenever the unborn, or the undocumented, the unemployed, the unhealthy are excluded," ...

Supporters of Pope Leo XIV gathered Saturday, not in a cathedral or a church, but a baseball stadium the pope once frequented ...

According to Gates Jr., Pope Leo is also related to Boucher de Grandpre, who fought against the British during the ...

Pope Leo XIV expressed “great concern” on June 14 as the conflict between Israel and Iran deteriorated seriously following ...

Chicago will honor its hometown pope, Leo XIV, with a public celebration on Saturday at Rate Field, home of the White Sox.

Pope Leo XIV - known here as Bob Prevost from the South Side - will address a packed baseball stadium Saturday, greeting a ...