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Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung

By Nicole Winfield

October 11, 2026 at 7:15 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove...

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate a mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, Oct.8, 2026, for the annual opening of the academic year at pontifical universities, joining Rome’s 22 pontifical institutions and numerous others worldwide. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo declares death penalty ‘inadmissible’ as his native US plans to livestream execution

By Nicole Winfield

October 10, 2026 at 7:10 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday declared capital punishment ”inadmissible” as he marked the World Day...

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...

Pope Leo XIV caresses a little girl as he arrives to celebrate a Mass for the Jubilee of New Religious Associations on Pentecost Day in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo criticizes political nationalism and prays for reconciliation and dialogue

By Associated Press

June 8, 2025 at 9:07 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV criticized the surge of nationalist political movements in the world as he...

Women gather together at the Eid Al-Adha celebration on Friday, June 6, 2025, at Crown Point's Sparta Dome. (Deborah Laverty/for Post-Tribune)

Northwest Indiana’s Muslim community comes together to observe Eid Al-Adha

By Deborah Laverty

June 7, 2025 at 12:42 p.m.

Muslims from throughout Northwest Indiana gathered together on Friday to pray and celebrate Eid Al-Adha.

Dozens of activists, including Camille Brown, left, and Nancy McGourty, dance and sing as they create a protective walkway for attendees of a drag storytime event for children at the Beverly branch of the Chicago Public Library on June 3, 2025. The branch had received threats and targeted harassment for hosting the event. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Threats against drag performers are down as LGBTQ opposition shifts focus to transgender and gender-nonconforming people, report says

By Carolyn Stein

June 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, reports that threats against drag performers are...

Worship news: Priest ordination service and Bishop Noll summer camps

By Post-Tribune

June 6, 2025 at 1:29 p.m.

News and events from local houses of worship

Pope Leo XIV leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo XIV meets with child protection advisory board amid survivor calls for zero tolerance on abuse

By Nicole Winfield

June 5, 2025 at 9:54 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV met with members of the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Thursday...

Pope Leo XIV blesses the pack before the official start of the final stage of the Giro d’Italia cycling race inside the Vatican City, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo XIV blesses cyclists competing in the Giro d’Italia as final stage enters Vatican gardens

By Associated Press

June 1, 2025 at 10:43 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV blessed the more than 150 cyclists competing in the Giro d’Italia on...

Scott and Cheryl Filler have worked to clear the brush and overgrowth that once crowded the grottos at the 61-acre former Lourdes Franciscan Friary in Cedar Lake since purchasing it last year. (Photo courtesy of Brendan Ryan)

Buyers of the former Cedar Lake monastery work to restore grottos, history

By Anna Ortiz

June 3, 2025 at 1:18 p.m.

Scott and Cheryl Filler have made many discoveries as they delved into restoring the 61-acre...

Andrea Burns, left, and Martina Maggiore find the recently installed mural of Pope Leo XIV in Section 140 before a White Sox-Rangers game at Rate Field on May 23, 2025. Chicagoans can buy tickets to a June 14 citywide celebration of Pope Leo XIV's election beginning Friday, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Here’s when tickets go on sale for the celebration of Pope Leo XIV at Rate Field

By Caroline Kubzansky

May 29, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Chicago's celebration of Pope Leo XIV's election will take place June 14 at Rate Field,...

Napoli soccer team’s midfielder Scott McTominay, left, shakes hands with Pope Leo XIV during a papal private audience with the team in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican on May 27, 2025. (Vadican Media via AP)

Napoli or Roma: Which Italian soccer club does Pope Leo XIV support?

By Andrew Dampf

May 27, 2025 at 12:19 p.m.

That Pope Leo XIV is a Chicago White Sox fan and likes to play tennis...

Pope Leo XIV waves upon his arrival at the Arch Basilica of St. John Lateran where he will presides over a Mass and takes possession of the Roman Cathedra, formalising his role as Bishop of Rome, in Rome, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo XIV declares ‘I am Roman!’ as he completes formalities to become bishop of Rome

By Nicole Winfield

May 25, 2025 at 1:10 p.m.

The first American pope formally took possession of the St. John Lateran Basilica, which is...