The morning after John Prevost watched his younger brother Robert become Pope Leo XIV, he received a familiar phone call.

Contrary to early reports, the new pontiff isn't a Cubs fan — and the Sox faithful couldn't be prouder. "It's a dream," Helen ...

When news broke Thursday about Robert Prevost's election as the first American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, the mood throughout Chicago was joyous.

While enjoying a pregame beverage at Cork & Kerry at the Park before Friday night’s White Sox game, Laronna Woolf checked out her favorite Pope Leo XIV memes on her phone. Woolf, a Sox fan from St.

The 69-year-old former cardinal was chosen to be the 267th pope by the Conclave after more than two-thirds of the cardinals voted for him to succeed the late Francis ...