For members of the Religion News Association, this was the kind of dramatic appeal that made the Chicago native the top ...

Explore the humorous clash between early adopters and traditionalists in Sidin Vadakut's witty column on embracing change.

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Pope Leo XIV closed the door at St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6, 2026, just days into the new year. The act formally brought ...

The Vatican’s second-highest-ranking official, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said the Holy See received the invitation and is ...

Covering the Vatican, he had a front-row seat to the waning years of Pope John Paul II's pontificate and the election of Pope ...

Days after the Chicago-born pontiff made his first Christmas message, congregants attending Mass at Holy Name Cathedral for ...

SPRINGFIELD – The Planning Board gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a controversial 50-home Wendover Road subdivision, ...

Leo isn’t out for a fight — unlike his more pugnacious predecessor Francis — but appears likely to get one anyway.

Celebrating Mass at the extraordinary consistory, Pope Leo XIV urges 170 cardinals to set aside personal agendas, prioritize ...

When Pope Francis proclaimed the Jubilee Year of Hope in his papal bull Spes Non Confundit (Hope Does Not Disappoint), he ...

Pope Leo XIV is planning to travel to Spain this year. The archbishop of Madrid says he's planning to make stops in Madrid, ...