So what can we expect from Prevost? His Augustinian roots suggest discipline and seriousness. And his Chicago roots, say we, ...

"We never would have suspected that he was going to be a priest, let alone a bishop or cardinal or the Pope. Not in a million ...

Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost ministered to alcoholics and addicts at the former St.

As worshippers in Illinois praise God and take pride in the new Catholic pope’s local connections, a Chicago-based bishop is ...

Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield released a statement expressing profound joy and deep gratitude to ...

An estimated 600 to 700 people at the 22nd annual Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the ...

Leo, the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Robert Prevost, surprised the world on Thursday when he emerged on the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Elms College religious studies professor Michael McGravey called Pope Leo the XIV's election an "unprecedented" moment in the ...

I did not have that on my radar at all,” Bishop Edward Rice with the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau said. To say Rice ...

Robert Prevost, elected pope Thursday, grew up in Dolton. Former neighbors and local Catholics reacted to the election of the ...

Bishop William Byrne of the Diocese of Springfield is expected to deliver remarks on Thursday’s election of Pope Leo XIV.