On a beautiful October day in 1979, enormous crowds flocked to Chicago’s Grant Park to catch a glimpse of the first Polish ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson used the news to send a more informal message to the new pope: "Everything dope, including the pope, comes from Chicago!" he posted on X. "Congratulations to the first ...

Rumors began to circulate in June 1979 that Pope John Paul II might travel to Chicago, which was then home to 2.4 million ...

Imprisoned 42 years for a murder he didn’t commit, Jimmy Soto was released from Stateville on Dec. 13, 2023. At the age of 62, he began the formidable work of starting his life once again.

The race for Champions League qualification has gotten even tighter in the Premier League after Chelsea beat recently crowned ...

Barry McGuigan was once Ireland's most popular man - a world champion fighter inside the ring, but a also world class ...

Northern Ireland was tense, unruly, paranoid, broken. And then a little man from Clones came along and started putting the ...

Readers respond to the involvement of Exclusive Brethren members in the election campaign, and reflect on art after Auschwitz ...

President Donald Trump plans to axe the early childhood day care and preschool program as he reduces the size of federal ...

As the faithful across the globe mourned the life of Pope Francis last week, the focus now shifts to selecting the 267th pope ...

At the age of 45, Bychock became the Catholic Church's youngest cardinal on 7 December 2024, when he was elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Francis at a consistory ceremony in the Vatican.

The funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, the Vatican said. Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...