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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...

Rabbi Schachar Orenstein, the new rabbi at Shir Hadash Reconstructionist Synagogue in Wheeling, has many innovative plans for engaging congregants. (Shir Hadash Reconstructionist Synagogue)

Wheeling synagogue, after an exhaustive search, selects new rabbi to lead the congregation

By Myrna Petlicki

March 24, 2025 at 5:52 a.m.

After an exhaustive search that included input from the entire congregation, Shir Hadash Reconstructionist Synagogue...

Brian Burch, a west suburban resident who co-founded the advocacy organization CatholicVote, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as ambassador to the Holy See. Burch, whose organization has taken credit for helping rally Catholic voters for Trump, has been vocally critical of Pope Francis. (CatholicVote.org)

‘A controversialist’: President Donald Trump picks Chicago-area man for Vatican ambassador

By Jonathan Bullington

March 24, 2025 at 4:31 p.m.

Some say Brian Burch's appointment could be a harbinger of further tension between the Vatican...

Pope Francis gestures as he 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 arrives home at Vatican after 5-week hospital stay to beat life-threatening bout of pneumonia

By Nicole Winfield

March 23, 2025 at 11:41 a.m.

A weak and frail Pope Francis returned home to the Vatican from the hospital on...

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)

Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday, doctors say

By Nicole Winfield

March 22, 2025 at 1:33 p.m.

Pope Francis' doctors provided their first in-person update on the pontiff’s condition in a month,...

People pray for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Vatican says Pope Francis no longer needs mechanical help to breathe as his health improves

By Nicole Winfield

March 19, 2025 at 3:53 p.m.

Pope Francis ’ condition continued to improve Wednesday and he hasn’t needed to use the...

Hassan Javed pours chai for his friends, including Hasan Mohiuddin, left, in the early morning hours at Cafe Bethak in Lombard. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Sehri scenes at Cafe Bethak in Lombard: Samosa chaat, card games and chai during an early morning in Ramadan

By Zareen Syed

March 19, 2025 at 1:15 p.m.

You never really know what to expect at a chai cafe open until 4 a.m....

National Weather Service investigators believe straight-line winds — not a tornado or microburst — damaged the copper roof of First United Methodist Church in Elgin Friday night. Sunday services will be held at Cornerstone United Methodist Church while repair work is done, officials said. (First United Methodist Church in Elgin)

Damage to Elgin church roof likely caused by straight-line winds, NWS says

By Gloria Casas

March 18, 2025 at 6:46 p.m.

Straight-line winds — not a tornado or microburst — are the likely cause of the...

This picture released by the Vatican Press Office shows Pope Francis concelebrating a mass inside his private chapel att the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome on Sunday, March 16, 2025. (Vatican Press Office, Via AP )

Pope from hospital pens letter to the editor as plans advance for meeting with King Charles

By Associated Press

March 18, 2025 at 7:03 a.m.

Pope Francis' top deputy shot down any suggestion of resignation and plans progressed for an...

This picture released by the Vatican Press Office shows Pope Francis concelebrating a mass inside his private chapel at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome on Sunday, March 16, 2025. (Vatican Press Office, Via AP )

Pope registers new slight improvements in pneumonia fight as Vatican gives details on hospital photo

By Nicole Winfield

March 17, 2025 at 5:13 p.m.

Pope Francis is registering new slight improvements in his monthlong treatment for pneumonia in both...

Faithful participating in the Jubilee arrive in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, where they were supposed to say the Sunday’s Angelus prayer with Pope Francis who was admitted over a week ago at Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic and is in critical condition. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Vatican releases first photograph of the pope in a month as he celebrates Mass in hospital chapel

By Colleen Barry

March 16, 2025 at 1:36 p.m.

The Vatican on Sunday released the first photograph of pope in more than a month,...