No one ever expected a U.S.-born pope. In this first-ever I “Inside the Vatican” Deep Dive series, those who know him best ...

The Chicago suburb where the first American pope grew up will buy the boyhood home of Leo XIV, which local officials have been looking to preserve as a landmark since the pontiff’s election in May.

The church’s sprawling geographic reach poses just one of the hurdles ahead in his duties as president, especially with today ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered a message of hope by video message on Saturday at a celebration and mass at Rate Field, honoring the papacy of the city's native son. In an eight-minute video played during ...

Pope Leo XIV delivers message of peace, unity at Rate Field in first address to his hometown The Chicago-born pope addressed a crowd of 30,000 in a live-streamed message from the Vatican: “Build ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered a video message June 14 to thousands of Catholics gathered in his hometown of Chicago, making a special appeal to young people to be “beacons” of Christ’s hope for others.

In the film, he drives to several key locations — from Pope Leo’s time in Chicago, including his childhood parish, St. Mary of the Assumption, and Guaranteed Rate Field, where the Chicago ...

According to the Archdiocese of Chicago’s website, the event, set to to honor Pope Leo XIV − formerly Robert Francis Prevost − is slated for June 14 at Rate Field, home to the Chicago White Sox.

Rate Field will be packed on Saturday, but not to see the White Sox play ball. Instead the crowd will be watching a message from Pope XIV, as Chicago celebrates the new pontiff.

Pope Leo XIV will be celebrated June 14 at the Chicago stadium of the White Sox with a day of prayer as President Trump's military parade storms through Washington, D.C. as anti-Trump "No Kings ...

Fans of the Chicago White Sox — and Pope Leo XIV — lined up on June 14, 2025, to take photos of themselves in front of a display the White Sox created at Rate Field commemorating then-Father ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago hosted a celebration at Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox, on Saturday, June 14, honoring Pope Leo XIV.