Counsell, a Notre Dame alumnus, also got a kick out of conversations about the pope’s alma mater. Despite growing up a ...

ESPN NBA analyst Brian Windhorst thinks the American pope should sway the NBA Draft Lottery in favor of his Chicago NBA team.

Because of a faulty philosophy in roster construction and a focus on "competitive integrity" over attempting to actually hit ...

Chicagoans celebrated the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the U.S. and a Chicago native, with joy and ...

Pope Leo XIV’s Chicago roots inspire viral videos imagining his introduction with the iconic Michael Jordan-era Bulls theme.

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New Pope Leo XIV is from Chicago. So, naturally, the Internet was flooded Thursday with jokes about the Bulls and Bears. They made fun of Chicago having a Pope ...

A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s ...

Sports fans are having a lot of fun knowing that the new pope is from Chicago and a fan of the city's sports teams. Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost on ...

Thursday’s election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago marks the first time ever that an American has held the ...

Across Chicago, Sunday churchgoers returned to pews still stunned and elated about the election of a native of the city’s South Side to the papacy.