Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...

Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope ...

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago told the congregation last week — on Palm Sunday, no less — that the 67-year-old edifice will hold its last liturgy on May 25 and will no longer function as a ...

it replaced an 1860s church four blocks away at Erie and May streets that was torn down for construction of the Kennedy Expressway. At the time, about 43% of the Chicago area was Catholic — it ...

Old St. Patrick's Church: Chicago Renaissance Story is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...

Pope Francis during his pontificate appointed 108 of the 135 cardinal electors. There are 14 cardinals representing the ...

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