Chicago’s elation over the hometown boy’s election led to a huge party for the first U.S. pope, who will begin to chart his historic path.

Harvard University Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a deep dive into the pope's past in New York Times Magazine piece.

The program on Saturday in Chicago includes music, prayer, speeches and Pope Leo’s first public address to an American audience.

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

Pope Leo XIV expressed “great concern” on June 14 as the conflict between Israel and Iran deteriorated seriously following Israeli airstrikes on Iran Thursday evening, Iran’s retaliatory drone and missile barrage Friday, and continued armed exchanges between the two sides over the next 24 hours.

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 has released his message for the ninth World Day of the Poor, which will be held on Sunday, Nov. 16.

The forecast is sunny for Pope Leo's Chicago event on June 14. Meanwhile, Trump's military parade in D.C. is looking much wetter.