we beg you to hear our prayer. Make our hearts overflow with divine grace and resplendent with heavenly wisdom. Render them strong with your might and rich in virtue. Pour down upon us the gift of ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became the first American-born pope on May 8. Here's how local Catholics reacted to the news.

Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome after Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — A new partnership is just months from starting in Rockford, bringing a new option for those looking to get into the medical field. The Wesley Willow Senior Living ...

"It would be great to see someone who had that kind of charisma of Pope Saint Paul John II ... but that same focus on the Lord Jesus and the Catholic faith," Father Girotti said.

Pope Francis was a pastor first, "so consistently, so spontaneously and with such deep conviction," that it will remain a gift to the Catholic Church, said Cardinal Michael Czerny. With his death ...

HEALTH REASONS. A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY IS NEEDED TO CHOOSE THE NEXT POPE. MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS AT SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN FAYETTEVILLE TOOK PART IN A MOCK CONCLAVE. VOTING STARTED LAST ...

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by ...

OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center again has earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog, for the Spring 2025 reporting period.