Pope Francis

The Bishop of the Diocese of Peoria says he was shocked and surprised to receive the news of the death of Pope Francis Monday morning.

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich says Pope Francis has written him a letter saying he is praying for the city's victims of violence. Cupich read from the…

It's a familiar sight at papal events: Pope Francis departing from his security detail and wading into the crowd to embrace a child or lift a baby in...

Pope Francis says contraception might be acceptable for women threatened by the Zika virus. John Peller with the AIDS Foundation of Chicago says that’s…

Illinois’ 18th District Representative Darin LaHood will be welcoming a Peoria nun to the house chamber for the Pope’s congressional address Thursday. The…

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Archbishop BlaseCupich has officially received the woolen vestment that popes present to archbishops. Cupich donned the pallium, or…

Conservative Catholic Bishops are trying to distance themselves from an apparent softening of the church’s attitude on certain social issues. Bishops are…

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield plans a special prayer service the day same-sex marriage is to be signed into law. As IPR'S Brian Mackey reports,…