Ryan grew up in a robust Irish Catholic family on the North Side. His Chicago Irish bona fides are deep, including his grandfather, Tommie, who founded the Shannon Rovers Pipe Band, and his father Bob ...

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

Meet Donna, who lives next door to Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, IL. She says the home was recently a hub of drug ...

The Chicago White Sox painted a murial in honor of Pope Leo XIV featuring his presence at the 2005 World Series.

The election of Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, as the first American pope marks a historic moment for the Catholic Church. Yet, to define him solely by his Chicago roots would be to ...

If I’m honest, it’s not always easy to be Catholic—especially as someone from a minority group. Being both Black and Catholic ...

Over the last few weeks, there’s been some buzz about Pope Leo XIV’s professional spots fandom. He’s from Chicago and there was some buzz right away about where ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican began the conclave process to elect the new pope. Some students studying at ...

This story was excerpted from Scott Merkin’s White Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And ...

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Dr. Frank Lacopo talks about avoiding a tendency to allow our politics to poison the way we think about this pope.

Chicago White Sox celebrated Pope Leo XIV, a lifelong fan. Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, often cheered for the team. The ...