After the Vatican announced the pontiff’s death, the news reverberated across the Chicago area, Naperville included.

Here's a look at the well-choreographed transition process and what experts including the Rev. Robin Ryan of the Catholic ...

Jim and Jeanne Mulligan headed to the Cathedral of St. Paul on Monday morning after they heard the news that Pope Francis had ...

"He was dear to all people, very down to earth. You’ve never seen any of that kind of person, so humbled," said James Dmello, ...

Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it reflects his “humble, simple and essential" life.

The Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Cupich, shared his reaction to the news of what he called a "profound loss" ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, just hours after an Easter Sunday appearance, many are wondering who will be next.

One of Pope Francis’ enduring legacies was that he greatly expanded the diversity of cardinals who will elect his successor, ...

His predecessors are — John Paul ... Catholic bishops in China with the Communist government there. And that was controversial. He felt that it was important to have dialogue and to keep the ...

Adherents are reviving old practices and growing more assertive in the battle for the future of the Church—and the nation.