Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost before he was elected the first American pope earlier this ...

Bishop Vann also had a private audience with the pope earlier this month, giving him a gift box prepared by local children.

While riding in the Popemobile ahead of his weekly General Audience at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV receives a surprise box from ...

Matthew Bunson's Portrait of the First American Pope: Leo XIV and Christopher White's Pope Leo XIV: Inside the Conclave, Dawn ...

Some Chicagoans made a special delivery to the first American pope: Aurelio's pizza. Pope Leo XIV, who grew up on Chicago's ...

A Chicago family surprised the Pope during their trip to Rome with a one-of-a-kind gift, and his reaction is everything.

A group of young Catholic influencers teamed up to get Pope Leo XIV his favorite dish — Aurelio’s pepperoni pizza — shipped ...

When he took the papal name Leo XIV, it was widely suggested by Vatican commentators that the former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was sending a message.

Pope Leo XIV's love for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago pizza is well documented, so much so that a group of young Catholic ...

We are with the young people of Gaza. We are with the young people of Ukraine, with those of every land bloodied by war,” he ...

What's it like to live next to a pope's childhood home? It's full of challenges -- and opportunities, neighbors say.

ALBANO, Italy (WGN) — A Chicago family vacationing in Rome surprised the Vatican’s new pope with a Chicago Bears-themed gift Sunday. The Muñoz family met Pope Leo XIV after mass Sunday at the ...