Near the anniversary of his sudden and early death from a heat stroke on a hot, steamy Chicago street in July 1897, ...

Thirty years ago the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Social Communications compiled a list of what it described as some of ...

A rare relic tied to a future saint made a stop in Chicago this week.People attending mass Tuesday night at St. Hedwig Church ...

Dolton Mayor Jason House said the village’s purchase of the former home of Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. A steering committee will look at ...

Top church leaders in the Holy Land have condemned intensifying Israeli settler violence on the only entirely Christian ...

George and Suzanne Hampton head to work in high-visibility vests, sturdy shoes and with an ever-present camera.

The first American canonized by the Roman Catholic Church — just like the first American chosen as pope — once walked among the people of Chicago.

Pope Leo XIV’s Creole and African ancestry, traced to Louisiana and West Africa, is prompting celebration and curiosity among ...

Pope Leo XIV’s hometown is poised to acquire his childhood home. Board members in suburban Dolton outside Chicago voted unanimously Tuesday to purchase the property in hopes it will breathe new ...

Raymond and Margaret Ehrig renewed their vows at St. George Catholic Church. The couple, married 75 years, celebrated with 30 family members attending the ceremony.

During a special mass in St. George on Saturday, Raymond and Margaret Ehrig renewed the wedding vows they had made to each other nearly 75 years ago.

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