Now that the world's most famous Catholic is an American from Chicago, some hope Pope Leo XIV will help bring new energy to a church that's been on the steady decline there.

"Last Friday we released a beer called the Da Pope, a name we thought was fitting. It’s so Chicago," said Burning Bush Brewery owner Brent Raska. Da Pope is pouring on da taps at Burning Bush, a ...

Pope-mania is still going strong in Illinois, and the Chicago-born pope is also being celebrated on tap.

Pope Leo XIV will address the crowd via video at a mass celebrating his ascent to the papacy that will be held at Chicago's Rate Field next month.

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker recently discussed the connection that the new Pope, Pope Leo XIV has with the city of Chicago and the National Football League.

To convey how all-encompassing the Roman Catholic Church was during the Middle Ages, the historian R.W. Southern once offered ...

Language and how it’s used shapes not only the way we feel but also how we think, said Viorica Marian, professor of ...

The Tribune asked Vatican City tourists from around the globe what they think about Chicago — and whether Pope Leo might ...

The all-time Chicago sports fan character on TV was Bob Newhart’s Dr. Bob Hartley in the 1972-78 sitcom “The Bob Newhart Show.” Hartley and his buddy, Jerry the orthodontist, always were trekking to ...

Burning Bush Brewery is offering Chicago Pope Handshakes for $8, which include a pint of their new "Da Pope" ale and a shot ...

Pope Leo XIV's background tells the story of complicated racial identities in the U.S., multiculturalism and Black Catholics ...

Burning Bush Brewery is offering Chicago Pope Handshakes for $8, which include a pint of their new "Da Pope" ale and a shot ...