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

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

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

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

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.

Discover how Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was different from a young age. His early Mass celebrations and gifts to others show his calling.

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

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

As the Popemobile approached the White Sox admirers, Pope Leo XIV — who hails from the Windy City — could be seen mouthing, ...

As it happened, the pope has several generations of Cuban ancestors.