Authorities investigating a sharply disputed incident at a talk given at an Illinois Catholic church by Father Carlos Martins have filed a misdemeanor battery charge against the well-known ...

The $25 fee will also apply to the schools, the Fall Fest, Orion Main Street and the Catholic Church which also hold raffles. The village also agreed to raise the cap on the raffle pot from $ ...

President Trump salutes as he attends the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral with (L-R) first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and second lady Usha Vance on Jan. 21 ...

David Tudor (l), who has now been banned for life from the Church of England, was pictured talking to Stephen Cottrell, then Bishop of Chelmsford, in 2014 A woman who says she was sexually abused ...

Several Illinois counties that have explored the idea of secession might be welcomed with open arms in Indiana. Legislators in Indiana's Republican-majority General Assembly have introduced a ...

Indulgences are pardons believed to eliminate earthly suffering or time in purgatory — where the Catholic Church teaches that people who have confessed their sins are purified before entering ...

our parish and our church,” she said Thursday. “It really saddens me, because people need a choice.” The closure comes as many Catholic schools across the suburbs struggle with declining ...

Digital IDs and driver's licenses will be available in Illinois for 2025, but only for some residents, the Illinois Secretary of State's office announced Monday, offering a first look at timing ...

Chuck Adair served 10 years in prison and is a lifetime registered sex offender. A North Texas church leader is a lifetime registered sex offender after serving time in prison for sexually ...

The Catholic Church spent over $1 billion to cover costs related to clergy sexual abuse in the past 50 years, and is likely to spend more on the hundreds of still unsettled claims. According to a ...