Thornton High School District 205 bench honoring Pope Leo XIV now in his childhood home

Benches created by District 205 students and teachers depicting Pope Leo XIV are inside Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in ...

Pope Leo helped shield clergy accused of abuse in Peru, abuse survivors allege

New recordings of church officials spurred the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, to file an updated ...

Village of Dolton, Illinois, designates Pope Leo XIV's childhood home as historic landmark

Months after purchasing the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, the village of Dolton has designated it as an official historic ...

Pritzker Reportedly Expected To Sign Assisted Suicide Bill Weeks After Meeting Pope Leo XIV

Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to sign an assisted suicide bill Friday, just weeks after meeting with Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV calls on Lebanese leaders to be true peacemakers as he seeks to bring message of hope

Pope Leo XIV landed in Lebanon on Sunday aiming to bring a message of hope to its long-suffering people and bolster a crucial Christian community in the Middle East.

Illinois prison artist wowed that her artwork reached Pope Leo XIV

When Gov. JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker visited the pope in Rome on Nov. 19, they gave the pontiff a gift: a ...

Priest walks from Pope Leo's childhood home to Statue of Liberty in show of solidarity with immigrants

A Catholic priest from Chicago's south suburbs took an interesting journey, walking from Dolton to New York, a trek of more ...
Catholic News Agency

Poll: 70% of American Catholics view Pope Leo XIV favorably, only 4% unfavorably

More than two-thirds of American Catholic voters have a favorable opinion of Pope Leo XIV, a new EWTN News and RealClear ...

Pope Leo XIV gets into Christmas spirit with prayer for peace at Spanish Steps

Pope Leo XIV got into the Christmas spirit Monday by taking part in a very Roman papal tradition: praying for peace at a ...

Tom Collins: Why Pope Leo must not be afraid to wield the big stick

“Speaking softly” is what Popes traditionally do. You have to go back to the sixteenth century and Pope Julius II, founder of ...

'A nice geek from the Midwest': Leo's brand emerges during first foreign trip as pope

After a quiet start, Pope Leo XI, the first American pontiff appears to have found his voice on his trip to Turkey and Lebanon.
The Catholic Spirit

Pope Leo’s childhood home in Chicago suburb now a historic landmark

Weeks after the election of the first U.S.-born pope, the board had moved to acquire the 75-year-old home where the former Robert Prevost and his family lived until 1969. The site immediately became a ...