Catholic leaders will be participating in a pilgrimage through the Diocese of Peoria, stopping in Bloomington on Tuesday, May 20.

The elevation of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost to pope earlier this month has been a point of pride for Chicagoland ...

Illinois state parks saw more visitors in 2024 than any point in the past 15 years, according to new data from the Illinois ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He’s been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse have arisen against priests ...

"We never would have suspected that he was going to be a priest, let alone a bishop or cardinal or the Pope. Not in a million ...

Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost ministered to alcoholics and addicts at the former St.

Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois issued more comments with excitement on Thursday, May 8 ...

Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost ministered to alcoholics and addicts at the former St.

As worshippers in Illinois praise God and take pride in the new Catholic pope’s local connections, a Chicago-based bishop is ...

He sent Prevost, who had spent years as a missionary in Peru, to take over a complicated diocese there ... important moment in Catholic-Orthodox relations. Franklin Briceño in Lima Peru, Obed Lamy and ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

St. Bridget Catholic School in Richmond posted a photo on Instagram showing students celebrating the news: "Can you feel the ...