The city of Chicago is celebrating the first American pope on Saturday. Pope Leo XIV will offer a special video message at the home of the Chicago White Sox. He was known as Robert Prevost on the city's South Side and is a known White Sox fan.

Pope Leo XIV has made waves with some of his fashion choices, returning to much of the traditional pomp of popes past.

Through a distant maternal ancestor, who was born in the 1590s, Pope Leo is ninth cousins, various times removed, with some well-known figures, including Pierre and Justin Trudeau, Hillary Clinton, Angelina Jolie, Justin Bieber, Jack Kerouac and Madonna.

Pope Leo XIV this week spoke with young people who have embarked on a “spiritual revolution” to restore Europe’s soul.

Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican's 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is continuing one of Pope Francis' most controversial foreign policy decisions.

Michael Pham, who was named bishop of San Diego, California, by Pope Leo in May, wrote a letter about the action on Wednesday, along with Rev. Felipe Pulido and Rev. Ramón B

Rev. Michael Pham is urging faith leaders to attend migrant court hearings on June 20, saying their presence improves how migrants are treated.