Catholics across the region are celebrating the historic announcement that the first North American pope in the 2,000-year ...

Catholics across the region are celebrating the historic announcement that the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the church was born and raised in the Chicago area. In his first words ...

Thousands of Americans are in Rome waiting for a sign of smoke -- white, which would announce the start of a new era for the ...

Black smoke indicates the cardinals have not elected a new leader for the church. When the smoke is white, a new pope has been decided.