Chicago's Blase Cardinal Cupich remembers Pope Francis after his death in "a moment of profound loss." Other Chicago officials also reacted to the news.

Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago native, was selected by the papal conclave on May 8 after 2 days, elected by the College of Cardinals to succeed Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of 88.

The new pope, who has spent much of his career ministering in Peru and leading the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was born Robert Francis Prevost on Sept. 14, 1955, at what was then ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has been elected the new pope under the papal name Pope Leo XIV, making him the first pope from the U.S. The announcement was made on Thursday, May 8, over an ...

CHICAGO -- Cardinal Robert Prevost was chosen as Pope Francis' successor on Thursday, taking the papal name Leo XIV. The world is wondering how the first American pope compares to his predecessor.

The Rev. Stan Chu Ilo of DePaul University met Francis in 2022 as part of a massive Catholic outreach project the pope undertook. “He truly embodies a servant’s role at the existential ...

Parishioners remember Pope Francis at memorial Mass services in Chicago “He was dear to all people, very down to earth. You’ve never seen any of that kind of person, so humbled,” said James ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cardinal Robert Prevost was chosen as Pope Francis' successor on Thursday, taking the papal name Leo XIV. The world is wondering how the first American pope compares to his ...