After a series of closures by the Chicago Archdiocese, Christ Our Savior Church in South Holland has bragging rights as Pope ...

The former neighbors of the newly elected pontiff describe him as an intelligent person ‘with a sense of humor and great ...

Criminal justice reform has long been one of the most divisive issues between Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly and the Republican minority.

The church's owner hopes the papal link can help efforts to save and reuse the parish buildings on the Far South Side.

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.

Sport is religion in Chicago. The biggest question locals had here once Cardinal Robert Prevost became the new pope was which ...

In his first audience with the press, the pontiff renewed his support for a more peaceful world and quoted his predecessor, ...

Pope John Paul II arrived in the U.S. on Monday, Oct. 1, 1979 — touching down in Boston, and stopping in New York, ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago became Pope Leo XIV May 8, 2025. First US pope graduated from Villanova University, mere miles from Wharton School.

The Archdiocese of Louisville is hosting a Mass of thanksgiving Monday night for Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected leader of the Catholic Church.

The last five pontiffs have addressed members of the international news media who reported on the conclaves that elected them.