The ceremony was the first local ordination in the era of Pope Leo XIV, who was elected to the papacy on May 8, succeeding ...

Pope Leo XIV praised a major bioethics summit in Rome for promoting science rooted in truth and respect for human dignity.

Both of my parents are Jewish, as were theirs, going as far back as anybody remembers – probably to Abraham. As with many ...

Antonia Salzano wasn't particularly religious until she saw faith through her son. Others can follow his example, she said ...

A celebration of the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope born in the United States and Chicago, will be held at Rate Field in June.

Sacred Harp singers are not historical reenactors, he said. They use their hymnals week after week. Some treat them like ...

Religious scholars and political pundits are asking if (and how far) the new Pope Leo XIV will advance the Church, and ...

Pope Leo XIV ordained 11 new priests for the Diocese of Rome during Saturday Mass, calling for priestly lives that are "transparent, visible, credible".

For more than 26 years, Pope John Paul II traveled the world with a silver pastoral staff topped with a dramatic, abstract ...

One former student called the longtime University of Chicago Divinity School professor "an intellectual who loved to think." ...

Rate Field will host a unique Mass to honor U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV, a White Sox fan, with tickets on sale for $5.