In late May 2025, numerous Snopes readers asked about the accuracy of reports that Pope Leo XIV would participate in a June ...

The Catholic leaders of Leo’s hometown hold out hope that the new pope can help turn around ailing finances and a shortage of ...

Tickets for the celebration of the first American pope, who grew up as Robert Prevost in the south suburbs, will cost $5.

Those attending the June 14 celebration honoring Pope Leo XIV at Rate Field in Chicago will hear directly from the new ...

Pope Leo XIV will deliver a video "to the young people of the world" during his mass in Chicago next month, the city's ...

The "once-in-a-lifetime celebration" will include music, film, in-person testimonials and prayer, the Archdiocese of Chicago said. A Catholic Mass will be celebrated after the program.

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago will celebrate the historic election of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV on June 14 at Rate Field, home ...

Pope Leo XIV was born Robert Prevost and spent several years living in Dolton, IL, in a humble home that is now up for ...

Meet Donna, who lives next door to Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, IL. She says the home was recently a hub of drug ...

The village of Dolton, Ill., has stepped in to buy the modest house where Pope Leo XIV spent some of his childhood. It may ...

The former Cardinal Robert Prevost vowed to work for unity. “I think he will inspire,” said Susan Hanssen, a professor born ...