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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...

A fan dressed as the pope takes a photograph with other fans in the ninth inning of a White Sox-Marlins game on May 10, 2025, at Rate Field. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Photos: Chicago area reacts to Pope Leo XIV, from billboards to pizza to baseball

By John J. Kim

May 12, 2025 at 12:42 p.m.

Between a crosstown baseball rivalry for papal support, billboards, church services and many memes, the...

Pope Leo XIV meets members of the international media in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Pope Leo XIV urges release of imprisoned journalists, affirms gift of free speech and press

By Nicole Winfield

May 12, 2025 at 6:18 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift...

A simple cross marks the entrance to Assumption Catholic Cemetery in Glenwood, where the parents of Pope Leo XIV reside. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Pope Leo XIV’s family gravesites in Glenwood and Alsip receive virtual visitors

By Olivia Stevens

May 12, 2025 at 8:06 a.m.

Assumption Cemetery in Glenwood and Holy Sepulchre in Alsip, where Robert Prevost's close relatives reside,...

The Rev. Gosbert Rwezahura greets parish member Ronald Sostand as deacon Mel Stasinksi looks on after Mass on May 11, 2025, at Christ Our Savior Catholic Church in South Holland. Sostand wore his White Sox jacket to celebrate the ascension of Pope Leo XIV, who attended St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, which later consolidated with St. Jude to form Christ Our Savior. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

‘He’s one of us’: South Holland church celebrates bragging rights as Pope Leo XIV’s de facto home parish

By Carolyn Stein

May 11, 2025 at 8:41 p.m.

After a series of closures by the Chicago Archdiocese, Christ Our Savior Church in South...

Clerics wave US flags during the speech of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

From left and right, US Catholics hope Pope Leo XIV fulfills hopes

By David Crary

May 11, 2025 at 9:29 a.m.

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by...

Pope Leo XIV appears at the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on May 11, 2025.(Gregorio Borgia/AP)

Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, and offers a Happy Mother’s Day

By Nicole Winfield

May 11, 2025 at 1:03 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate...

Rosetta Polk has her picture taken in front of the childhood home of new Pope Leo XIV, May 8, 2025, in Dolton. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home in Dolton was on the market until Thursday. What comes next for the house?

By Bob Goldsborough

May 12, 2025 at 1:23 p.m.

The pontiff had lived in the house full-time until going off to a Michigan seminary...

Pope-related White Sox T-shirts are for sale outside of Rate Field before a game against the Marlins on May 10, 2025. Formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the new Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago and raised in Dolton. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Column: If Pope Leo XIV is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, can he pass this pop quiz?

By Paul Sullivan

May 11, 2025 at 12:26 p.m.

A pop quiz for Pope Leo XIV to find out his Chicago White Sox bona...

Pope Leo XIV meets the College of Cardinals in the New Synod Hall at the Vatican, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP)

Pope Leo XIV lays out vision of papacy and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity

By Nicole Winfield

May 10, 2025 at 2:03 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as...

Downtown Dolton on May 9, 2025. Residents and officials hope the selection of former Dolton resident Robert Prevost as pope could help bring businesses to the town, which is now the focus of attention in a way it has not seen in the past. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Dolton hopes ties to Pope Leo XIV will burnish town’s image and spur growth

By Mike Nolan

May 11, 2025 at 3:22 p.m.

Dolton residents and officials hope native Robert Prevost's election as pope will improve an image...