Pope Leo XIV's election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally ...

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The way the news of the new pope’s heritage was made public speaks to the complexity of discussions of race in the U.S.

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“Americanism” has often been called a “phantom heresy”, blamed on a French translation of a biography of Father Isaac Hecker, ...

Language and how it’s used shapes not only the way we feel but also how we think, said Viorica Marian, professor of ...

Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

The Tribune asked Vatican City tourists from around the globe what they think about Chicago — and whether Pope Leo might ...

Dad came back stateside on a hospital ship, which he referred as the ship of horrors, with hundreds of wounded men. The ...

"The pope absolutely has an open invite to come back," the team's chief executive and marketing officer said, "to come sit in ...

Burning Bush Brewery is offering Chicago Pope Handshakes for $8, which include a pint of their new "Da Pope" ale and a shot ...

EWTN officially launched the first authoritative biography of Pope Leo XIV during an event at the Vatican on May 22.