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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...

For more than a decade, Naperville Korean Church (NKC) — previously the Naperville Korean United Methodist Church — offered worship and prayer services from property at 2403 W. Diehl Road in Naperville. (Tess Kenny/Naperville Sun)

United Methodist Church settles legal battle over property, assets with Naperville Korean Church

By Tess Kenny

October 15, 2024 at 1:57 p.m.

A 15-month legal battle between a breakaway faction of the United Methodist Church in Naperville...

Robert Landuyt, deacon at St. Gianna Parish, leads a candlelight vigil Oct. 10, 2024, to recognize victims of domestic violence and spread awareness at OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Evergreen Park. (Susan DeGrane/for the Daily Southtown)

Catholic parishes hold domestic violence vigil at Little Company of Mary

By Susan DeGrane

October 11, 2024 at 4:23 p.m.

Parishes included St. Gianna, St. John Fisher, Christ the King, St. Barnabas, St. Christina and...

Sisters help out with a building project in this circa 1949-50 photo from the archives at Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park. The school is marking its 125th anniversary this year with a Day of Service. (Nazareth Academy)

Nazareth Academy marking 125 years with Day of Service

By Hank Beckman

October 8, 2024 at 10:39 a.m.

Volunteers from Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park will fan out throughout the area to...

Photos of people taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023 Tribe of Nova music festival terror attack are displayed on a screen during a memorial vigil hosted by the Jewish United Fund Monday night in Skokie. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Jewish civic leaders, clergy, elected officials gather to remember Oct. 7 attack: ‘We are a people who has said Kaddish too many times’

By Caroline Kubzansky

October 8, 2024 at 3:05 p.m.

More than a thousand people gathered in Chicago’s north suburbs Monday evening to mourn, pray...

The Rev. Elmer Romero, left, pastor of St. Cletus Parish in La Grange, blesses Archie, an "all-American mutt" owned by Marie and Bob Usher, who brought their dog to Friday's pet blessing event at the church. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Over 100 pets gather in La Grange to celebrate feast of St. Francis

By Hank Beckman

October 7, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.

There was a big turnout for a special pet blessing service Friday at St. Cletus...

Pope Francis appears at his studio window for the traditional noon blessing of faithful and pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope names 21 new cardinals, significantly increasing the pool who will one day elect his successor

By Nicole Winfield

October 6, 2024 at 8:47 a.m.

Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of...

People walks past signs for hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was killed by Hamas in August, at the Nova festival memorial site on Oct. 4, 2024 in Israel. Over the last few months the grounds around the park have been turned into a memorial for the victims, and hostages from the Nova music festival which was attacked by Hamas on the morning of Oct. 7, 2023. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

Oct. 7 attacks, one year later: Locals mourn slain hostages, victims of Israel-Hamas war — and fear escalation in the Middle East

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

October 6, 2024 at 4:54 p.m.

The pain of the conflict sparked by the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel has touched...

U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives Pope John Paul II a hand with his cape, blown up by a breeze during ceremonies on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 6, 1979. (AP Photo)

Today in History: Pope John Paul II visits the White House

By Associated Press

October 6, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

On Oct. 6, 1979, Pope John Paul II, on a weeklong U.S. tour, became the...

Pope Francis is cheered by faithful as he arrives to preside over the Sunday mass in King Baudouin Stadium, in Brussels Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope wraps troubled visit to Belgium by praising victims and demanding abusers be judged

By Nicole Winfield

September 29, 2024 at 9:59 a.m.

Pope Francis demanded Sunday that sexually abusive clergy be judged and their bishops stop covering...

Worship news: Holy Spirit master class and Nursing Home ministry

By Post-Tribune

October 4, 2024 at 1:52 p.m.

News and events at local houses of worship