When Cardinal Robert Prevost was in the first grade, his neighbor told him he would be the first American pope, his brother ...

Illinois U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi sat down exclusively with ABC7 Chicago as he launches his campaign for Dick ...

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

"He'll respect you," Father Lego said. "That doesn't mean he's always going to agree with you...but he'll respect you and ...

A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after a Michigan jury couldn't reach a unanimous verdict in the second-degree murder ...

A funeral was held Thursday for the late former Illinois Gov. George Ryan. He died last Friday at the age of 91.

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior cardinal deacon announced. The 69-year-old Chicago native is the first ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in a post to X on Wednesday that he and the other North American cardinals will bring the "in ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year ...

Thousands of people have gathered in Vatican Square to witness the first appearance of the newly elected pope. White smoke was released from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, ...

Of all the ceremonies associated with electing a new pope, the one most familiar to the general public is the smoke that emanates from a stovepipe chi ...

A fire broke out early Thursday morning at massive school campus in the Portage Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.