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Lynda Levin, right, looks on as Cheryl Goodman decorates a stone during a vigil to honor of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks in Israel at the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana in Munster, Indiana Wednesday October 7, 2026. The stones will be added to memorial rock garden outside the federation. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Jewish Federation of NWI remembers victims of Oct. 7 massacre

By Jim Masters

October 8, 2026 at 1:40 p.m.

Many members of the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana knew a family member, friend or...

FILE – Television evangelist Jim Bakker poses in front of the Water Park in Columbia, SC, one of the attractions at his Heritage USA, March 19, 1987. (AP Photo/Lou Krasky, File)

Jim Bakker, who lost his ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire in sex and money scandals, dies at 86

By Jim Salter

October 6, 2026 at 6:16 a.m.

Jim Bakker, who along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around...

President Jimmy Carter and Pope John Paul II are shown at the White House Saturday, Oct. 6, 1979. (AP Photo)

Today in History: Pope John Paul II visits the White House

By Associated Press

October 6, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Oct. 6, 1979, Pope John Paul II, on a weeklong U.S. tour, became the...

People gather in downtown Chicago on Jan. 17, 2026, to protest the Iranian government's killing of protesters and general crackdown. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Iranians in Chicago still struggle to communicate with loved ones in Iran after deadly protests

By Laura Turbay

January 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago’s Iranian community is facing uncertainty about their loved ones after deadly anti-government protests erupted...

This combo shows, from left, cardinal Robert McElroy, cardinal Joseph Tobin and cardinal Blase Cupich. (AP Photo/File)

US Catholic cardinals urge Trump administration to embrace a moral compass in foreign policy

By Nicole Winfield

January 19, 2026 at 9:02 a.m.

Three U.S. Catholic cardinals urged the Trump administration on Monday to use a moral compass...

Corita E. Mitchell holds her daughter Camilla Elise Margaret Mitchell, 5, during an interfaith worship service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. at New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago on Jan. 18, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

South Side worship ceremony honors MLK’s legacy, calls listeners to action

By Madeline King

January 18, 2026 at 5:10 p.m.

Sunday's service at the New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church highlighted the history of intersection between...

This image released by Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV meeting with Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado of Venezuela, right, inside his private library at the Vatican, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (Vatican Media via AP, HO)

Pope Leo XIV meets with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in surprise audience

By Associated Press

January 12, 2026 at 8:53 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV met with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina...

Members of the congregation applaud for Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks during a farewell Mass at the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet on Jan. 11, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Faithful gather to bid farewell to Bishop Ronald Hicks in Joliet, as he heads to New York

By Jeff Vorva

January 12, 2026 at 4:56 p.m.

About 1,000 people applauded Bishop Ronald Hicks and gave him a standing ovation as he...

Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo baptizes 20 infants in a tradition marking the end of the Christmas season

By Associated Press

January 11, 2026 at 8:35 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday beneath Michelangelo’s frescoed...

Pope Leo XIV arrives to preside over the first Vespers and the ‘Te Deum’ in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo XIV asks that Rome welcome foreigners as he closes out 2025

By Associated Press

December 31, 2025 at 11:49 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV closed out 2025 on Wednesday with a prayer that the city of...

The Nativity scene outside Lake Street Church of Evanston on Dec. 24, 2025, which has been updated to a scene of family reunification. Federal agents included in the original display were turned into shepherds. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Immigration-themed Nativity scene at Evanston church turns ICE agents into shepherds for a peaceful Christmas

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

December 26, 2025 at 3:41 p.m.

The outdoor creche had drawn mixed reactions, with some praising the anti-immigration enforcement message as...

Deacon Rob Petro, Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle Frank Schuster and Bishop of Gary Robert J. McClory tour the Port of Indiana with Port Director Ryan McCoy. Schuster, bishop promoter for Stella Maris USA, visited the Diocese of Gary in August to learn more about the nation’s ports and how best to minister to the needs of seafarers. (Diocese of Gary/Erin Ciszczon photo)

From vapes to Mass, deacon ministers to mariners’ needs

By Doug Ross

December 26, 2025 at 2:28 p.m.

Buying vapes might not seem like ministry work, but for Robert Petro, it’s all in...

Britain’s King Charles III during the recording of his Christmas message in the Lady Chapel of Westminster Abbey, central London, Thursday Dec. 11, 2025. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP, Pool)

King Charles III calls for kindness and unity in Christmas message amid global conflicts

By Danica Kirka

December 25, 2025 at 10:36 a.m.

Delivering his annual holiday address from Westminster Abbey, King Charles III said Thursday the Christmas...