CHICAGO (WGN) — Chicagoans packed Holy Name Cathedral on Thursday, celebrating the time-honored tradition of Midnight Mass on Christmas in the Windy City. Some come out of tradition, and others come ...

Holy ground is director Michael Jolls’s YouTube documentary detailing the development of Chicago from the 1800s to the 1960s, from the perspective of the influence of the Catholic church on the city.

Five-time Olympic medalist Greg Louganis parted with most of his hardware to help fund his move to Panama, he said in a Facebook post. Louganis, a legendary diver who won four golds and one silver ...

CHICAGO (AP) — After white smoke billowed Thursday from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a pope had been chosen, students in every classroom at The Frances Xavier Warde School in Chicago had their ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has been elected the new pope under the papal name Pope Leo XIV, making him the first pope from the U.S. The announcement was made on Thursday, May 8, over an hour ...

A St. Rita High School student prays in the school chapel where the new Pope Leo XIV, Chicago native Cardinal Robert Prevost, was a substitute teacher. Picture taken May 8, 2025, in Chicago. (Credit: ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Almost immediately after Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost’s election as Pope, the question emerged: is the pontiff a fan of the Cubs or the White Sox? Speaking to Nexstar’s WGN on ...

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As newly elected Pope Leo XIV — a native son of Chicago — made his first appearance on the loggia at St. Peter’s Basilica, Cardinal Blase Cupich looked on from an adjacent balcony, keenly aware of the ...