Pope Leo XIV became the first American pope on May 8, 2025. See how social media reacted to the Chicago native.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago-area native and former substitute teacher at St. Rita High School, has become the first ...

The election of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, as the new pontiff has delighted Catholics and ...

Not long after the white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney in Vatican City and news broke that Robert Prevost ...

Cardinal Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

Kim/Chicago Tribune) Prevost was born on Sept ... made the same trip in Leo’s first hours as pope, wanting to feel a connection with the South Sider who had just appeared in papal regalia ...

While Robert Francis Prevost didn’t attend St. Rita of Cascia High School in Ashburn, his connection to the school runs deep.

Titans offensive line coach Bill Callahan shares Chicago roots and some distant connections with newly elected Pope Leo XIV. Both men grew up on the South Side of Chicago, attended Catholic ...

VATICAN CITY — There’s been a rich tradition of popes expressing a love for sports since the turn of the 20th century, and ...

Titans offensive line coach Bill Callahan shares Chicago roots ... was the pope's brother (John Prevost). "These South Siders, they run deep. There's some minor connections, some familiarity.