In his first Sunday address as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV delivered a message of peace to Catholic faithful in Rome.

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Sunday noon blessing from the loggia at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, three days after the 69-year-old Chicago-born missionary made history ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid.

At first glance, it would seem that buying rosaries and listening to the pope cry out passionately against war have little to ...

People who gathered outside the abandoned St. Mary of the Assumption this week mused about what the future might hold for ...

"Peace be with you all!" is how Pope Leo XIV began his first 'urbi et orbi" blessing. Read the full text of his May 8 ...

The man accused of car theft in the Rock Island stolen car/missing child case of Blessing Aoci in January is in the Scott County Jail after police say he and a man from Atlanta robbed a cell phone ...

Two men have been arrested in connection with armed robbery of T-Mobile store in Davenport and four people inside the store.

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton kicked off her run for U.S. Senate next year on Friday morning after making her campaign announcement on Thursday. On Friday morning, Governor JB ...

The crash happened as the chopper was taking off from Hartford, Illinois, which is in suburban Saint Louis. Officials said the pilot and two crew members were rescued from the crash before it ...

On a list of the five American urban areas with the highest property taxes, the first four are all in Illinois, according to a new study. This latest, not entirely surprising detail on the ...