Photos show pope celebrating Mass at hospital after cancer surgery
The Vatican also released photos of some get-well notes that had been sent to Pope Leo from patients in the hospital's pediatric oncology ward.
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The Vatican also released photos of some get-well notes that had been sent to Pope Leo from patients in the hospital's pediatric oncology ward.
The Rev. Charles Rubey founded the LOSS Program in 1979 after hearing from women whose priest told them their loved ones were in hell. Now the Chicago archdiocese has dedicated a memorial in his honor.
A judge has ruled that the U.S. can deport the Palestinian-born leader of Wisconsin's largest mosque on foreign policy grounds.
A new Illinois law lets terminally ill patients request a lethal prescription to end their lives, making the state the 13th in the U.S. — and the first in the Midwest — to permit it.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
Pope Leo XIV has received a special gift from former Chicago White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski.
Attorneys for Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin's largest mosque, told a federal judge he has lost 30 pounds and is not receiving consistent medical care for Type 2 diabetes while held in an Indiana jail.
In his "Magnifica Humanitas" encyclical, Pope Leo warns that as civilization grapples with the power of AI, the main challenge is remaining "profoundly human."
The president of Wisconsin's largest mosque was detained by federal immigration agents, drawing accusations from local officials and religious leaders that the arrest was motivated by his statements against Israel.
More Democrats are openly running on faith, as progressive clergy and other religious candidates push back on the idea that Christianity belongs to the right.
Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich and the archbishops of Washington D.C. and Newark, New Jersey, released a joint statement on American foreign policy Monday, a rare move for leaders of the Catholic Church.
Pope Leo XIV has for the first time waded into an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church.
A federal judge temporarily blocked a Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments, ruling it likely violates the First Amendment.
Pope Leo XIV identified artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity during his first formal audience.
Robert Francis Prevost, who was born in Chicago and attended Villanova University, was elected as the new pope on Thursday and chose Leo XIV as his papal name.
Pope Francis leaves a Catholic Church seen as more in touch.
The Supreme Court appears to be leaning toward a Catholic charitable organization pushing back against the state of Wisconsin in the latest religious rights case to come before the court.
Pilgrims lined up to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome as Christmas marks the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration.
Roman Catholics do this yearly as part of their devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
It's a tradition they're holding in tandem with their friends and family in Mexico, bringing offerings to the Virgin Mary, thanking her for what they've received this year, and leaving her with prayers for the upcoming year.
Dr. Byron T. Brazier, the pastor at Apostolic Church of God on Chicago's South Side will host town hall meetings ahead of the 2024 general election to talk to Black voters of all ages about "strategic voting."
Organizers say an act during the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony featuring an LGBTQ+ icon flanked by drag artists did not depict "The Last Supper."
The GOP-drafted legislation mandates that a display of the Ten Commandments in "large, easily readable font" be required in all public classrooms.
After the alleged murders of a 6-year-old boy and four members of the same family, mosque leaders try to help community members grieve and move forward.
The changes immediately open new doors for LGBTQ members — but over a quarter of U.S. congregations have already left the UMC, and more could follow.
