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FILE – Military Services Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks during a press conference at a plenary assembly in Baltimore on Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Archbishop of the US military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad

By Associated Press

October 12, 2026 at 1:17 p.m.

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who oversees the Catholic Church’s pastoral services to Catholics in the U.S....

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 1:27 p.m.

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

Pope John Paul II waves to the crowd gathered in his honor as he drives through the city of Chicago during his visit on Oct. 5, 1979. (Armando Villa/baiduhai) published on Oct. 7, 1979.

Today in History: John Paul II dies

By Associated Press

April 2, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On April 2, 2005, John Paul II, the Polish pope born Karol Józef Wojtyła, died...

Pastor Ausrele Stoniene opened Glory House International in Lemont a year ago after spending four years refurbishing a century-old building. (Ausrele Stoniene)

After leaving ‘dream job,’ Burr Ridge pianist restores century-old church in Lemont

By Myrna Petlicki

April 1, 2025 at 12:21 p.m.

Lithuanian immigrant Ausrele Stoniene was a pianist for the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, but left...

Students grab slices of pizza during lunchtime at Hadley Junior High School in Glen Ellyn on March 28, 2025. The school currently does not have halal food options but will start offering halal-friendly options sometime in April. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Illinois is first to mandate halal, kosher meals be available in public institutions such as schools, but concerns remain

By Zareen Syed

April 1, 2025 at 12:18 p.m.

With the Faith By Plate Act mandating halal and kosher meals be offered at places...

FILE – The U.S. Supreme Court is seen near sunset in Washington, Oct. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Supreme Court seems likely to side with Catholic Charities in religious-rights case

By Lindsay Whitehurst

March 31, 2025 at 4:49 p.m.

The Supreme Court appeared Monday to be leaning toward a Catholic charitable organization pushing back...

Muslim inmates Ronald Franklin, Robert McCullough and Chaka Richblood, with the Quran, study in the chapel at Danville Correctional Center, March 24, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

‘We’re not seen’: Illinois’ incarcerated Muslim community observes Ramadan

By Shanzeh Ahmad

March 30, 2025 at 12:39 p.m.

For some Muslims serving time at Danville Correctional Center, being able to have a relatively...

Miserable was the word for the weather all over Chicago on March 29, 1964. Mrs. Helen Marshall holds the hand of her daughter Gale, 3, as they cross a slushy Randolph Street at State Street. (John Vogele/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: The city’s snowiest Easter ever

By Kori Rumore

January 4, 2026 at 10:07 p.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 29, according...

Cardinal Blase Cupich holds up prayer beads from Pakistan given to him as a gift by Muslim Community Center board president Masood Bijapuri, second left, in Morton Grove during Chicago’s 26th annual muslim-catholic Iftar dinner on March 4, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

As Lent and Ramadan coincide this year, Christians and Muslims explain why they fast

By Richard Requena

March 26, 2025 at 9:57 a.m.

Lent always occurs at this time of year. Ramadan rotates around the calendar. This year,...

Pope Francis appears at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Pope Francis’ doctors considered stopping treatment to ‘let him go’ after serious breathing crisis

By Colleen Barry

March 25, 2025 at 5:41 p.m.

Pope Francis’ medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but...

Rebecca Carter-Chand, director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Programs on Ethics, Religion and the Holocaust, will speak about “Understanding Rescue During the Holocaust” on April 6 at Elmhurst University. (Rebecca Carter-Chand)

Elmhurst University’s Holocaust Service of Remembrance program focuses on helpers

By Myrna Petlicki

March 26, 2025 at 1:11 p.m.

The lecture “Understanding Rescue During the Holocaust” is part of Elmhurst University’s 35th Annual Holocaust...

The Rev. Daniel McCormack arrives at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on July 2, 2007. (Michael Tercha/baiduhai)

‘They’ve got everlasting money, bro’: Chicago archdiocese alleges conspiracy to file false sex abuse claims against defrocked priest

By Jason Meisner

March 25, 2025 at 7:35 p.m.

An unusual new lawsuit filed by the Archdiocese of Chicago on Monday alleged a group...