Prevost led the worldwide order known as the Augustinians -- a sect of Catholicism focused on missionary work and service.

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The FBI described the suspects as four Black men of medium build, all wearing dark sweatpants, hooded sweatshirts, dark ...

Chicagoans are showing hometown pride online after one of their own, Cardinal Robert Prevost, was elected the next pope.

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In a historic decision announced today, the Catholic Church elected Cardinal Robert Prevost—born in Chicago—as its next pope.

A Chicago man has learned his sentence for orchestrating a series of violent kidnappings in the suburbs, prosecutors said.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected ...