Religion

The Vatican said Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen.

Pope Francis, 88, has been in the hospital since Friday with a “polymicrobial respiratory tract infection.”

The Diocese of Joliet will close four of its churches and essentially combine several others as a part of its “targeted restructuring."

The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz was widely acknowledged Monday as the last major observance that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend.

President Biden is honoring Pope Francis with the highest civilian honor given by a president.

Millions of people around the world are celebrating Jan. 6 as Three Kings Day, or The Epiphany, marking the day the three wise men brought gifts to the baby Jesus, according to Christian tradition.

In his annual Christmas message, Pope Francis urged the world to “silence the sound of arms" and find reconciliation, “even (with) our enemies."

Trump’s pick to be the next ambassador to the Vatican lives in the Chicago suburbs.

Archaeologists have recently publicized the earliest known evidence of Christianity north of Italy, calling the discovery one of the "most significant testimonies of early Christianity."

A 1,500-year-old Byzantine tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments will be auctioned by Sotheby’s on December 18, with an estimated value of $1-2 million.

Faithful worshippers braved the cold Thursday night to honor the Virgin Mary in Des Plaines.

Hundreds of thousands are already beginning to gather for a tradition that dates back about 500 years.