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

“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 ...

Vice President JD Vance spoke with Ross Douthat on his "Interesting Times" podcast after meeting with the new pope.

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic ...

Pope Leo XIV's background tells the story of complicated racial identities in the U.S., multiculturalism and Black Catholics ...

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 ...

Chicago's most beloved street food chain is coming to the Rio Grande Valley and bringing its classic Windy City hotdogs with it. Portillo's will come to South McAllen by the end of the year, according ...

Vincent van Gogh made a surprise appearance at the first address by Pope Leo XIV-in spirit, at least. On Wednesday, the ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle places the papal fisherman’s ring on Pope Leo XIV during the pontiff’s inauguration Mass on May ...

We were once leaders in petroleum and gas research; now we’re becoming leaders in green hydrogen and carbon capture. This isn ...