Cardinal Robert Barron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester in Minnesota who travelled to Rome for the papal conclave, ...

COMMENTARY: The Pope has put forward Augustine as his great friend, father and companion on the Way of Christ.

Chicago residents were ecstatic about the first North American pope, Pope Leo XIV, who was elected to the papacy on Thursday.

The new American pope's brother apparently is not a big fan of Democrats, and especially former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

The former neighbors of the newly elected pontiff describe him as an intelligent person ‘with a sense of humor and great ...

Criminal justice reform has long been one of the most divisive issues between Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly and the Republican minority.

Extended Legislative Session Begins After the Florida Legislature failed to come to terms on a state budget during the annual ...

Robert F. Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, has voted in Will County, Illinois, over the past 13 years ...

Just weeks before Leo, 69, emerged from the conclave as the first American to lead the Roman Catholic church, his brother ...

Massimo Faggioli, professor of historical theology at Villanova University in Pennsylvania and a regular contributor toLa ...

When is contacting someone not contacting someone? When you're the Massachusetts Legislature and you're debating brokers' ...

Since the papal conclave elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on May 8, many have been watching intently for clues as to ...