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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 11:53 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...

Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter’s Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided over by Cardinal Angelo Comastri in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis dies at 88

By Nicole Winfield

April 21, 2025 at 1:39 p.m.

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

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)

Global tributes pour in to honor Pope Francis after his death

By Jamey Keaten

April 21, 2025 at 8:04 a.m.

Tributes to Pope Francis instantly poured in from around the world from presidents to people...

FILE – Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after being elected 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, file)

Key dates in the life of Pope Francis

By Associated Press

April 21, 2025 at 6:18 a.m.

Here are key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis...

FILE – Tables and chairs line the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in preparation for the conclave, on April 16, 2005. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)

What are the Catholic Church’s rites after the death of a pope and the election of a new one?

By Associated Press

April 21, 2025 at 6:17 a.m.

The election itself is shrouded in secrecy, with cardinals forbidden from communicating with the outside...

Cardinal Angelo Comastri presides over the Easter mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis emerges from convalescence on Easter, delights crowd with popemobile tour

By Nicole Winfield

April 20, 2025 at 8:04 a.m.

Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people...

Pope Francis receives U.S. Vice President JD Vance, left, before bestowing the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and to the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided over by Cardinal Angelo Comastri in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025. At center the head of the papal houshold Bishop Leonardo Sapienza. (Vatican Media via AP, HO)

JD Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after tangle over migration

By Nicole Winfield

April 20, 2025 at 8:04 a.m.

Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings,...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, and his wife Usha Vance, left, with their daughter Mirabel, attend a Good Friday service led by Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, right, inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Vatican notes ‘exchange of opinions’ over migrants, prisoners in meeting with Vice President JD Vance

By Nicole Winfield

April 19, 2025 at 1:53 p.m.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance met Saturday with the Vatican’s No. 2 official amid tensions...

In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, April 18, 2025, Russian soldiers launch a Supercam intelligence unmanned aerial vehicle towards Ukrainian positions in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Ukraine wary of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Easter truce and says it will reciprocate only a genuine ceasefire

By Hanna Arhirova

April 19, 2025 at 3:23 p.m.

Ukraine said it would reciprocate any genuine ceasefire by Moscow, but voiced skepticism after Russian...

East Chicago resident Eron Herrejon, playing Jesus, acts out a station of the cross during Our Lady of Guadalupe East Chicago's annual Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

East Chicago church re-enacts annual Way of the Cross procession

By Maya Wilkins

April 18, 2025 at 4:33 p.m.

Following a two-hour service at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, participants marched through the...

The Rev. Daniel Sather of Pilgrim Faith United Church of Christ in Oak Lawn, stands outside of his church in 2022. On Easter, a longtime tradition of decorating a cross with flowers from members' gardens will take place for the first time in half a decade. (Melinda Moore/Daily Southtown)

Oak Lawn church brings flowery Easter tradition back to life

By Melinda Moore

April 18, 2025 at 11:46 a.m.

On Easter Sunday at Pilgrim Faith United Church of Christ in Oak Lawn, a decades-old...