Former city manager John Mezera had Joliet accept the land donation of the Joliet Catholic High School gymasium, only to let ...

A map shows the areas of the U.S. where Catholicism is on the rise, with certain regions experiencing a much higher influx ...

Joliet eyes moving City Hall away from the river, building five-story buildings, and other options as part of its downtown ...

Pope Leo’s hometown Dolton was hit with economic hardship following the collapse of the steel industry on the Far South Side.

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

In a statement to The Times Wednesday, the diocese said Bishop Robert McClory accepted a recommendation from parishioners and ...

Despite losing 1,200 churches, America has gained 2.9 million Catholics since 2010, according to an NBC News analysis of data from the U.S. Religion Census.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a US-born and Peruvian dual citizen, was elected as the first American Pope and is expected to be a ...

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Father Robert Prevost, has a surprising connection to Flint. Father Prevost spent time at St. Matthew's Church in Flint during the late 1990s.