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

John G. Schultz Sr., a retired Chicago Police Department (CPD) officer and longtime local funeral home director, spent many ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, will lead a memorial Mass at Holy Name Cathedral honoring the late pontiff.

As thousands of mourners pour into St. Peter's Basilica to say their final goodbyes to Pope Francis, a memorial mass expected to draw a large crowd will take place Wednesday morning at Chicago's Holy ...

His calls were a source of comfort—and protection—for the small Christian community sheltering around a church in the strip.

Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago will help elect the next pope, marking his first time participating in a papal conclave.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Catholics continue to pay tribute to Pope Francis. As mourners wait for the public viewing to begin ...

Catholic, Protestant, Muslim and Jewish faith leaders in the north suburbs offered reflections Monday after learning of Pope ...

Here's what to know about the 10 Americans tasked with assisting in the search for a new pope, including a Michigan native.

Out of the 135 voting cardinals, Pope Francis appointed 108, accounting for 80% of them. Pope Benedict XVI appointed 22, and John Paul II, 5. According to the Holy See Press Office, there are ten U.S.

A special mass in honor of the late Pope Francis will be held at the Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago on Wednesday morning.

A Papal Conclave will convene in the Sistine Chapel at some point between April 29 and May 4 for the purpose of electing a ...