Pope Leo XIV is officially opening his pontificate in a ceremony on Sunday that blends ancient ritual, evocative symbols and ...

Leo will start the day by taking his first tour through the piazza in the popemobile. The open-topped vehicle has become ...

The Catholic church on Sunday will inaugurate the first American and second Latin American pope.

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost in Chicago, is celebrating his inaugural Mass at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. This ...

The other symbolically important moment of the Mass is the representational rite of obedience to Leo: Whereas in the past all cardinals would vow obedience to the new pope, more recent papal ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff for the Roman Catholic Church, will celebrate his inaugural mass on Sunday, ...

Chicago Tribune photographer Brian Cassella captures the scene ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s installation in Vatican City.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, will be formally inaugurated on Sunday with a mass in St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Leo XIV is expected to live in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, unlike the late Pope Francis who shunned the palace in ...

Augustinian Brothers from the Midwest arrived in Vatican city to celebrate that one of their own will to be installed as the 267th pontiff on Sunday. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin made the remarks as Russia and Ukraine met for talks in Istanbul.

The deputy chairman, who is heading the Indian delegation to Vatican City for the inauguration, will call on the new Pope, it ...