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

Much has been reported about Pope Leo XIV's earliest days of playing priest at the family's home in Dolton, a suburb south of ...

Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveowners: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals.

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

About two-thirds of American Catholics have a “very” or “somewhat” favorable view of Pope Leo, according to the new survey ...

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

Pope Leo, a native of Chicago's south side and a long-time fan of his beloved but beleaguered White Sox, sent a video message ...

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

More than 30,000 are gathering in Chicago Saturday to see Pope Leo XIV deliver a video message to a crowd in his hometown.

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