Pope Leo XIV called on world leaders to reject the temptation to use “powerful and sophisticated weapons,” as President ...

But over his childhood home. Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago in 1955 and grew up in a squat brick house just ...

Though 1 in 5 Americans identify as Catholic, a Pew report shows nearly half have a personal connection to the faith.

The Times discovered that the Chicago native is related to Pierre and Justin Trudeau, Angelina Jolie, Hillary Clinton, Justin ...

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

Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a deep dive into the pope's past in New York Times Magazine piece.

Chicago’s elation over the hometown boy’s election led to a huge party for the first U.S. pope, who will begin to chart his ...

The appointment of Bishop Lin Yuntuan as auxiliary bishop of Fuzhou by the Vatican marks a turning point in Sino-Vatican ...

The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV has called for priests, deacons and parish leaders to accompany migrants to ...

While there’s plenty of room for views to shift as Pope Leo’s agenda becomes clear, people are watching how the first ...

In a shocking revelation, Pope Leo XIV's familial ties were connected to the legendary singer Madonna through distant ...

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