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

Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law ending the death penalty in Illinois, the future pope thanked him for the move. That recently ...

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

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

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.

Readers can look to the past to discover more about the man who became the first truly American Pope.

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

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

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

Leo met in St. Peter’s Basilica with about 400 bishops and cardinals from 38 countries attending this week’s special Holy ...