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

Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to hospital for lung nodule surgery, Vatican says

By Nicole Winfield

October 12, 2026 at 7:17 a.m.

The Vatican said Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to the hospital on Tuesday in...

Lorena Lopez, left, and Jacqueline Ramirez-Lopez participate in Mass at Old St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in the Loop on Oct. 3, 2026. After Mass, Cardinal Blase Cupich blessed a delegation, including Ramirez-Lopez, that is traveling to Rome to meet with Pope Leo. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Chicago clergy set to visit Pope Leo to advocate for immigrant detainees: ‘This is a mission from Christ’

By Laura Rodríguez Presa

October 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership are scheduled to make a pilgrimage to Rome...

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...

FILE – Pope Francis attends a prayer for peace at Rome’s St. Mary Major Basilica, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file)

From ‘conclave’ to ‘white smoke,’ a glossary of terms used in a papal transition

By Associated Press

April 22, 2025 at 6:13 a.m.

These are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make...

This combination of photos shows, top row from left, Cardinal Peter Erdo, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, middle row from left, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Robert Prevost, Cardinal Robert Sarah, and bottom row from left, Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, Cardinal Luis Tagle and Cardinal Matteo Zuppi. (AP Photo)

Who will be the next pope? These cardinals are seen as contenders.

By Associated Press

April 22, 2025 at 12:01 p.m.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter...

Faithful gather for a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday April 21, 2025 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Francis worried about greeting crowd in St. Peter’s Square but was thankful he did, report says

By Nicole Winfield

April 22, 2025 at 4:15 p.m.

Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state for three days...

President Barack Obama leans over to talk with Pope Francis during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 23, 2015. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

Barack Obama, JB Pritzker among Illinois leaders remembering Pope Francis

By baiduhai

April 21, 2025 at 5:48 p.m.

In the hours following Pope Francis' death Monday, leaders from Illinois — including former President...

FILE – Pope Francis waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, file)

NWI Catholics react to passing of Pope Francis

By Maya Wilkins

April 21, 2025 at 4:41 p.m.

On Monday morning, Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, died at 88. The Vatican...

First lady Melania Trump talks with children as they play a game of hopscotch during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, April 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

White House Easter egg roll welcomes thousands

By Darlene Superville

April 21, 2025 at 2:09 p.m.

President Donald Trump welcomed tens of thousands of people Monday to the White House Easter egg roll, saying...

Pope Francis waves from the Popemobile on his way to attend the Via Crucis on Copacabana Beach during World Youth Day celebrations on July 26, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pope Francis has died at age 88. (Buda Mendes/Getty)

Pope Francis’ cause of death revealed by the Vatican

By Associated Press

April 21, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

The Vatican said the cause of death was a stroke that put him into a...

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona, left, greets Pope Francis in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican on Sept. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Sports world mourns soccer-loving Pope Francis as games in Italy and Argentina are postponed

By Andrew Dampf

April 21, 2025 at 12:28 p.m.

Francis’ passion for soccer became known almost immediately after he was elected pope in 2013.

People kneel in prayer during a regularly scheduled Mass at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago on April 21, 2025, following the announcement of Pope Francis’ death. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

‘Blessed to be part of his time as pope’: Cardinal Blase Cupich joins Chicago area in mourning Pope Francis’ death

By Jonathan Bullington

April 21, 2025 at 8:45 p.m.

Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, prayed that "God comfort us" following the death of...

Pope Francis holds the pastoral staff as he leaves after celebrating a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, to mark Epiphany, Jan. 6, 2014. (Andrew Medichini/AP)

Photos: The world reacts to the death of Pope Francis

By Steve Rosenberg

April 21, 2025 at 12:27 p.m.

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style...