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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...

People pray while Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on May 21, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Photos: Views from the Vatican

By Brian Cassella

May 25, 2025 at 4:16 p.m.

On May 21, Pope Leo XIV held his first general audience, a regular weekly gathering...

Pope Leo XIV blesses faithful and pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Regina Caeli noon prayer, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo XIV prays for Chinese Catholics to be in communion with Rome in first comments on thorny issues

By Nicole Winfield

May 25, 2025 at 8:44 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with...

Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for his first weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Can Pope Leo remain a U.S. citizen now that he’s a foreign head of state?

By Russ Bynum

May 25, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him...

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowds while holding his first general audience on May 21, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Will Pope Leo improve Chicago’s image? From ‘O Block’ to hot dogs, Vatican tourists share what they know.

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

May 24, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The Tribune asked Vatican City tourists from around the globe what they think about Chicago...

Teachers at Palos Park Episcopal Day Care and Learning Center display posters created by their students following a car crash into the building May 16, 2025. (Emily Elzen)

Community rallies to support injured Palos Park day care children, teachers after driver crashed into church

By Samantha Moilanen

May 23, 2025 at 12:37 p.m.

Families are grateful for few injuries following a vehicle crash at the Episcopal Church of...

The Declaration of Intention document of Pope Leo XIV’s paternal grandfather, Salvatore Riggitano, was found in the archives of the clerk's office of the Circuit Court of Cook County, May 22, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Historical records about the pope’s grandfather unveiled by the Cook County clerk’s office

By Carolyn Stein

May 23, 2025 at 6:16 a.m.

The clerk's office discovered a Declaration of Intention form signed by Pope Leo XIV's paternal...

Real estate broker Steve Budzik stands in front of the childhood home of Pope Leon XIV May 16, 2025, in Dolton. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Dolton attorney invokes forced purchase of Pope Leo XIV’s home in letter; Board yet to discuss publicly

By Mike Nolan

May 22, 2025 at 10:33 a.m.

Dolton Mayor Jason House is negotiating to buy Pope Leo XIV's childhood home, but Village...

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd while holding his first general audience on May 21, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Pope Leo XIV calls for humanitarian aid in war-torn Gaza in first general audience

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

May 21, 2025 at 3:17 p.m.

A pope's life is filled with grandeur and pageantry. Pope Leo XIV's former life was...

A parking restriction sign is posted in front of the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV in Dolton, May 16, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Village of Dolton wants to acquire Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home, either through direct purchase or eminent domain

By Bob Goldsborough

May 21, 2025 at 11:12 a.m.

Village leaders have not yet decided how the three-bedroom home would be used.

Peter Isely, one of the founders of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests and a survivor of sexual abuse by a priest, speaks during a news conference discussing Pope Leo XIV’s past and what SNAP would like him to do regarding sexual abuse in the Catholic church, on May 20, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Pope Leo XIV failed to ‘properly investigate’ child sexual abuse in Chicago, victims’ group alleges

By Rebecca Johnson

May 20, 2025 at 6:43 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV failed to properly investigate sex abuse claims while in prominent leadership roles...