Pope Leo is set to deliver a video message to his beloved hometown of Chicago at Rate Field, home of his favorite team, the ...

"The commitment to building a safer world free from the nuclear threat must be pursued through respectful encounters and sincere dialogue," Leo said.

The three-bedroom brick structure with a spacious backyard was home to Pope Leo XIV—then Robert Prevost—during the pontiff’s childhood.

Many of us who heard those words in Italian a few weeks ago "habemus papam" — in english "we have a pope" — were surprised to ...