The Sisters of St. Joseph were originally based in New York state, had set up several schools there, and had come to the La Grange area with the intention of doing the same here. But another group had ...

When the Rev. Matthew Baum attended Johnstown’s Juneteenth activities recently, he was on a multi-layered mission. Baum, rector at St. John Gualbert Cathedral and St. Patrick Catholic Church, both in ...

A bus tour centered around Pope Leo XIV’s upbringing will soon traverse the Chicago area, and tickets are already on sale.

Officials in Dolton, Ill., called the purchase a rare opportunity. But some residents questioned whether the village, ...

As you approach Aldie on Route 50, a church spire gradually rises above the newly built housing complexes and data centers.

Norah Kettmann and Mary Clare Bean, graduates of Xavier High School’s Class of 2022, are now entering their senior year at ...

Born in Chicago in 1955, Pope Leo XIV spent most of his childhood in the greater Chicago area, but he attended high school at the now-closed St. Augustine Seminary High School in Holland, to be exact.