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

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

Robert Prevost was ordained a priest by Belgian Archbishop Jean Jadot in St. Monica Chapel, located just outside the Vatican.

A historian, religious scholars, and the students who staged a Renaissance-era conclave reflect on the significance of the ...

According to Gates Jr., Pope Leo is also related to Boucher de Grandpre, who fought against the British during the ...

Much has been reported about Pope Leo XIV's earliest days of playing priest at the family's home in Dolton, a suburb south of Chicago.

Pope Leo XIV commemorates today the anniversary of his priestly ordination in the Chapel of Saint Monica, which overlooks ...

What You Need To Know. Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church; The Chicago-born missionary took the name Leo XIV ...

New genealogical research traces the Pope’s ancestry back to the 1500s, revealing what Harvard historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. calls ‘one of the most diverse family trees’ he’s ever come across.

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

The two most powerful Americans in 2025 are President Donald Trump and the newly appointed Pope Leo, but the two will never ...

Former Iowa football star tight end Sam LaPorta recently got married and saw the blessings continue with a special trip to ...