By Julie Bosman and Mitch Smith Reporting from Chicago At Catholic elementary schools in Chicago on Thursday afternoon, the intercoms crackled with a surprise announcement — “Habemus papam!” ...

Thursday, one of Chicago’s sons was elected pope in the Sistine Chapel. Few in his hometown could have imagined such an honor. Thursday was a historic day not just for our city but for our country.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) celebrated the Thursday selection of Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first pontiff from the U.S. “Everything dope ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost is originally from Chicago, and served as the head of the church's Dicastery for Bishops. He was elected to be the successor to Pope Francis by the College of Cardinals ...

Catholics across the region celebrated the historic announcement Thursday that the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the church was born and raised in the Chicago area and marveled ...

CHICAGO, May 8 (Reuters) - The old parish church buildings on Chicago's far South Side where Pope Leo XIV grew up, attended grammar school and launched his career as a priest are now vacated and ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Thursday as the first ever American pope – and folks in the Windy City are having a blast over it. “From now on, all communion wafers shall be ...

President Trump took shots at former President Barack Obama's Presidential Center in Chicago while meeting with new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Tuesday, calling it "a disaster" and blaming ...

The city celebrates a homegrown pontiff helming the Catholic Church. CHICAGO -- When Sherry Stone learned that childhood friend Robert Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic ...

NBC has renewed “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire,” and “Chicago PD” for new seasons. The renewals bring “Med” to Season 11, “Fire” to Season 13, and “PD” to Season 15.

The Chicago Bears are holding their annual rookie minicamp this weekend, which features all of the team's eight draft picks, as well as the collection of undrafted rookies the Bears signed at the ...

After white smoke billowed Thursday from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a pope had been chosen, students in every classroom at The Frances Xavier Warde School in Chicago had their eyes glued ...