A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the ...

Victor Santos was driving a semi-truck when he hit a bus carrying the Saint Ignatius hockey team, injuring 20 players. Tara Molina reports.

One of Springfield's largest employers and health centers has announced their new Central Illinois Market president and CEO.

Lifepoint and Ascension Saint Thomas have received the green light for their next project. Here's where the hospital will be ...

Pope Francis asked to be buried in St. Mary Major, close to the most important icon of Mary, the Salus Populi Romani.

A few years ago, Pope Francis blessed the preferences for Jesuit ministries worldwide — showing the way to God through the ...

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet says it is ending inpatient pediatric care. The hospital said it will still offer emergency services for pediatrics, but further care will be ...

Many students went to St. Ignatius Church in Mount Vernon on Tuesday night to pray and reflect on the legacy of Pope Francis, ...

Was I surprised that an 88-year-old man with compromised lungs, who had just spent over a month in the hospital for pneumonia ... From the spiritual vision of St. Ignatius of Loyola, our founder ...

The new owner of Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet plans to shut down its inpatient pediatrics unit. The Illinois Nurses Association, which represents union nurses at the hospital, announced the ...

Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556 ... Loyola eventually was named a saint by the church. He was beatified, or reached the first step of sainthood, on July 27, 1609, under Pope Paul V.

Pope Francis, Paternostro said, "showed the world what Jesuits can be at our best: a true evangelist, a true son of Ignatius and (as ... by Pope Francis was St. Junipero Serra, a Spanish priest ...