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Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, where doctors expect to remove a lung nodule. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Who’s in charge when the pope is unconscious and unable to govern?

By Associated Press

October 13, 2026 at 7:04 a.m.

Who runs the Catholic Church when the pope is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to...

A mosaic of Pope Leo XIV is displayed inside a shop selling religious items near St. Peter’s Square, in Rome, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo XIV arrives at hospital ahead of surgery to remove lung nodule

By Nicole Winfield

October 13, 2026 at 7:32 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Tuesday ahead of surgery later...

A volunteer walks past signs for migrants alerting them to free social services at the Migrant Center in Forest Park. (Jesse Wright/Pioneer Press)

Years later, migrants bused into Oak Park area still living in limbo

By Jesse Wright

October 13, 2026 at 5:05 a.m.

The border crisis landed in Chicago around Christmas in 2023. Shipped up from Texas, migrants...

Bob Renaud, left, and Matt Schergen haul lumber toward their station at the home build June 22, 2024, at Incarnation St. Terrence in Alsip. (Jeff Vorva/for the Daily Southtown)

Parishes in Orland, Tinley and Alsip join together for Habitat for Humanity home building project

By Jeff Vorva

July 25, 2024 at 12:22 p.m.

Seven Catholic parishes in Orland Hills, Orland Park, Tinley Park and Alsip build walls for...

Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun as they arrive to cast stones at pillars in the symbolic stoning of the devil, the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Muslim pilgrims were wrapping up the Hajj pilgrimage in the deadly summer heat on Tuesday with the third day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, and the farewell circling around Kaaba in Mecca’s Grand Mosque. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Hundreds died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat, officials say

By Samy Magdy

June 19, 2024 at 5:24 p.m.

Hundreds of people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful...

Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.

The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law

By Sara Cline

June 19, 2024 at 5:12 p.m.

Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in...

Everyone is welcome to vespers services Sundays at 8:30 a.m. in the lodge at The Center in Palos Park and at 12:30 p.m. at its Wayside Chapel. A violinist plays June 30 at the later service. (Melinda Moore/Daily Southtown)

Religion roundup: Vespers, story sharing, men’s breakfast, and more

By Melinda Moore

June 19, 2024 at 4:27 p.m.

What's going on at your church? Let us know by sending us an email at...

St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Homewood will close its doors after a deconsecration service Sunday, though the building might reopen as a "new worship community" church officials said. (Paul Eisenberg/Daily Southtown)

Church in Homewood prepares for deconsecration, closure after 66 years

By Melinda Moore

June 19, 2024 at 4:29 p.m.

St. Andrew Methodist Church members voted to close rather than consolodate and will deconsecrate their...

Nassim Chabou, 5, holds a Palestinian flag as the Islamic Community Center of Illinois holds its annual Eid-al-Adha prayer service on June 16, 2024, at The Dome Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Des Plaines. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago Muslim community gathers for Eid al-Adha, calls for end to war in Gaza

By Molly Morrow

June 18, 2024 at 6:20 p.m.

The holiday marks the end of the yearly Hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars...

Basima al-Batsh sits with her family ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. They were displaced from their home by the war between Israel and Hamas. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

A usually joyous Muslim holiday reminds families in Gaza of war’s punishing toll

By Associated Press

June 15, 2024 at 6:23 p.m.

Last summer, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip celebrated the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha the...

Muslim pilgrims arrive at the Mina tent camp during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, June 14, 2024. Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it. Some Muslims make the journey more than once. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Muslim pilgrims converge at Mount Arafat for daylong worship as Hajj reaches its peak

By Samy Magdy

June 15, 2024 at 12:52 p.m.

Muslims from around the world gathered at the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi...

The Rev. Phil Cyscon, center, leads a memorial service June 12, 2024, at Assumption Catholic Cemetery in Glenwood for lives that did not survive past 20 weeks in the womb. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the Daily Southtown)

Franciscan Health holds memorial for unborn babies that didn’t survive 20 weeks

By Samantha Moilanen

June 13, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.

The Little Angels Memorial Service at Assumption Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in Glenwood remembered 27...

The Rev. William T. Corcoran will conclude his pastorship at St. Elizabeth Seton Church in Orland Hills after 11 years at the parish with a Mass of Thanksgiving and reception June 23. (Melinda Moore/Daily Southtown)

Religion roundup: Waterfall blessing, cash raffle, ice cream social and more

By Melinda Moore

June 12, 2024 at 5:36 p.m.

What's going on at your church? Let us know by sending us an email at...