Catholic organizations had lobbied Pat Quinn to end the death penalty. The former governor was not previously aware of ...

Pope Leo XIV told 400 bishops and cardinals from nearly 40 countries that they “must be firm and decisive in dealing with ...

An estimated one in four Illinoisans have unclaimed property held by the state treasurer's office. Among those unknowingly ...

Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus on the hit biblical series "The Chosen," met Pope Leo XIV this week at the Vatican ...

Pope Leo XIV has blessed an NFL player ahead of the 2025 regular season. The first American pope is from Chicago, Illinois.

It turns out, the newly appointed Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost) has an astonishingly celebrity-ridden family ...

Pope Leo XIV reaffirmed Wednesday that priests are required to remain celibate and urged bishops to take "firm and decisive" ...

Catholic Bishop Robert Barron shared his thoughts on Pope Leo XIV's election and what it means for the Church's future.

Robert Prevost was ordained a priest by Belgian Archbishop Jean Jadot in St. Monica Chapel, located just outside the Vatican.

The actor was joined in his audience by Andrea Iervolino, producer of the forthcoming film Maserati: The Brothers ...

Conservative bishop sacked by Pope Francis protests promotion in open letter to pontiff Pope Leo’s promotion of a pro-LGBTQ bishop, who permits a Hindu idol in his cathedral and endorses women’s ...

Last week, on June 11, The NY Times published an article tracing the ancestry of Pope Leo XIV - born Robert Francis Prevost.