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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 will be admitted to hospital Tuesday for lung nodule surgery, Vatican says

By Nicole Winfield

October 12, 2026 at 4:32 p.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...

A candle with a portrait of Pope Francis is seen in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, where Pope Francis has been hospitalised to undergo some necessary diagnostic tests and to continue his ongoing treatment for bronchitis. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?

By Nicole Winfield

February 23, 2025 at 8:29 a.m.

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when...

A woman lays a rosary near candles adorned with pictures of Pope Francis outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis is battling pneumonia, in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis is in critical condition after long respiratory crisis

By Nicole Winfield

February 22, 2025 at 1:01 p.m.

The Vatican says Pope Francis is in critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic...

Owners of 786 Cosmetics Iqra Isphahani, left, and her husband, Ibrahim Ali, at Invent Inc. headquarters in Schaumburg on Feb. 6, 2025. Invent Inc. is the parent company for 786 Cosmetics. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

From nail polish to meat, Barrington couple offers products and services in a Muslim-friendly manner

By Shanzeh Ahmad

February 22, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The Chicagoland entrepreneurs seek to make everyday items more accessible for America's growing Muslim population.

A rainbow shines over the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, where Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday, Feb. 14, after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened and is receiving drug therapy for a respiratory tract infection. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Italy PM Meloni visits Pope Francis in hospital, says he’s in good spirits as tests show slight improvement

By Nicole Winfield

February 19, 2025 at 5:01 p.m.

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis for 20 minutes in the hospital Wednesday and...

A statue of Pope John Paul II is seen in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, where Pope Francis has been hospitalised to undergo some necessary diagnostic tests and to continue his ongoing treatment for bronchitis. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs but remains in good spirits, the Vatican says

By Nicole Winfield

February 18, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both lungs, the Vatican said Tuesday, after new tests...

Tom Shepherd, of the Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project during a Nov., 2023 event at Sand Ridge Nature Center. The project, now called the Midwest Underground Railroad Network, will host a Black History Celebration Feb. 21 at First Reformed Church of South Holland. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown).

Black History Celebration in South Holland highlights songs and sites of freedom seekers

By Susan DeGrane

February 19, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

First Reformed Church of South Holland, an Underground Railroad site, will host the Midwest Underground...

A statue of Pope John Paul II is seen in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, where Pope Francis has been hospitalized to undergo some necessary diagnostic tests and to continue his ongoing treatment for bronchitis. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope will remain hospitalized as doctors treat a complex respiratory tract infection, Vatican says

By Nicole Winfield

February 17, 2025 at 4:23 p.m.

Pope Francis’ respiratory infection is presenting a “complex clinical picture” that will require further hospitalization,...

Monsignor Daniel Mayall, center, welcomes incoming Archbishop Blase Cupich as he enters Holy Name Cathedral for Rite of Reception ceremony on Nov. 17, 2014. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/baiduhai)

Retired Chicago-area priest accused of sexually abusing minor at Northwest Side church

By Carolyn Stein

February 16, 2025 at 10:45 p.m.

In a letter sent to the St. Francis Borgia Parish Saturday, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich...

A woman kneels at the foot of a statue of late Pope John Paul II outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, where Pope Francis was hospitalised Friday after a week-long bout of bronchitis worsened and is receiving drug therapy for a respiratory tract infection that made impossible for him to attend the traditional Sunday public blessing after the noon Angelus prayer. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope is stable, followed Mass on television as he recovers from respiratory infection, Vatican says

By Nicole Winfield

February 16, 2025 at 12:17 p.m.

Pope Francis had breakfast, read the newspapers and followed Mass on television Sunday after a...

Hometown Christian Church at 4340 W. 87th St., was built in 1953 and is in line for a $5,000 grant from Landmarks Illinois to help fix a leaky roof. (Melinda Moore/Daily Southtown)

Midcentury church in Hometown in line for Landmarks Illinois grant for repairs

By Melinda Moore

February 14, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Landmarks Illinois has awarded a matching grant to Hometown Christian Church for roof repairs for...