Some church observers say the Baltimore archdiocese is violating a Vatican order by not fully reopening a church it closed during its realignment plan.

The election of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, as the new pontiff has delighted Catholics and ...

Bishop Hicks of the Diocese of Joliet echoed ... something that hits close to home for McGrath, who is a Jesuit priest. "As a Jesuit, he brought to the leadership of the church, he brought a ...

At St. Raphael’s off Modaff Road, Deacon Leonard Penkala prepared the church for mourning ... a remembrance Mass to be held by the Diocese of Joliet — which includes DuPage, Kendall, Will ...

leader of the Diocese of Joliet, said in a written statement. “Pope Francis will long be remembered for his outreach to those on the margins of the Church and of society,” Hicks stated. Bishop Ronald ...

Ann Kilgast drove from Elmhurst with her mother to the Mass at the cathedral, which serves as the seat of the Diocese of Joliet. “I deeply loved Pope Francis,” Kilgast said. “I felt that he brought me ...

The Rev. Andy Matijevic has some impressive bragging rights. “I told the future pope what to do,” Matijevic quipped. It was ...

Parishioners will soon have to find a new place to worship as the last Roman Catholic church in Newport Township is expected ...

As Catholic churches across Western New York face potential closure or consolidation, some parishioners are taking their concerns to the Vatican.