When C.C. Opanowski of Hudson Falls, New York, was a teenager, she survived a terrifying attack at the hands of her ...

Prevost, a U.S. native and naturalized citizen of Peru, spent his childhood growing up in Chicago. Here's what we know about his family.

CHAPTER 1 I came from a humble family and did not have any privileges of class or caste. I only had a great longing to study, ...

Chicago’s South Side was solidly working class during Pope Leo’s childhood, said Rob Paral, a researcher at the Great Cities ...

Pope Leo XIV's mother, Mildred Martínez, has Spanish roots, per Vatican News. She was born in Chicago in 1912, according to ...

John Prevost, one of the older brothers of Pope Leo XIV, said he briefly spoke with the pope to inform him they were headed ...

Before he became Pope Leo XIV, he was just Robert to his older brothers, Louis and John Prevost. Now, the newly elected Pope, ...

The inauguration Mass on May 18 will be the formal installation ceremony where Pope Leo XIV will receive the Fisherman’s Ring and the pallium as symbols of his papal office. The “taking possession” ...

He didn't think it would actually happen for his little brother because he's under 70 and American. But, as Lou says, Pope ...

American cardinals who voted in the conclave played down the significance of the new pope’s roots in the United States, ...

While Medieval Conclaves could extend for months and even years, the rules were tweaked by Pope John Paul II and Pope ...

Julie Ann Leonard, of Portland, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2025 at the age of 75. She was born in Portland to Julius ...