Pope Leo XIV delivered a message of hope by video message on Saturday at a celebration and mass at Rate Field, honoring the papacy of the city's native son.In an eight-minute video played during the ...

Thousands of faithful Catholics gathered at Rate Field on Saturday to celebrate Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV.

A small home in Dolton, Illinois, was on the market for $199,000 until a former inhabitant of the house became the pope. Now, ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV grew up as a White Sox fan in Dolton, Ill., and he gave a message on the video board Saturday at Rate Field.

CHICAGO (RNS) — At Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox, some 30,000 celebrated a native son, Pope Leo XIV, Saturday ...

And a big celebration at Chicago's Southside baseball cathedral as tens of thousands of Catholics gathered to celebrate Chicago's hometown pope.

Matthew Gamboa, a 15-year-old who attends St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, said he was inspired by the ...

In a recorded message from the Vatican prepared exclusively for the audience at Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox, ...

The Chicago-born pope addressed a crowd of 30,000 in a live-streamed message from the Vatican: "Build up community [and] ...

“So many people who suffer from different experiences of depression or sadness — they can discover that the love of God is ...

The pope urged Catholic faithful to be a "light of hope," to serve others, and to make the world a better place.