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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...

Pope Leo XIV undergoes surgery to remove lung nodules

By Nicole Winfield

October 13, 2026 at 11:41 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...

Through June 6, the Knights of Columbus Council at St. Aug.ine Catholic Parish in Midlothian is collecting U.S. flags that are worn. They will be disposed of properly during a ceremony on June 14, Flag Day. (Melinda Moore/Daily Southtown)

Religion roundup: K of C flag ceremony, benefit for Anew, and more

By Melinda Moore

May 22, 2024 at 12:19 p.m.

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

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg leads the crowd in a chant as people gather for an Israeli-Palestinian unity event to promote peace on May 19, 2024, at Fountain Square in Evanston. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

At Evanston unity rally, a call for Gaza cease-fire and hostage release: ‘We need to tell a new story’

By Avani Kalra

May 21, 2024 at 12:42 p.m.

Coexistence and cooperation between Jews and Palestinians needed because each group’s safety and freedom is...

Anyone who would like a blessing of their wheeled device may participate in the annual wheel blessing event May 26 at St. Catherine of Alexandria Church in Oak Lawn. (Melinda Moore/Daily Southtown)

Religion roundup: Blessings on wheels, weeding evening, environmental talk and more planned

By Melinda Moore

May 14, 2024 at 5:10 p.m.

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Kindergartners at St. Christopher School recently dressed up as 100-year-olds on the 100th day of the school year as part of the ongoing celebration of the 100th year of the school in Midlothian. (St. Christopher School)

St. Christopher School in Midlothian celebrating 100 years of community, nun who’s been there for 50 of them

By Melinda Moore

May 14, 2024 at 1:06 p.m.

St. Christopher School in Midlothian is celebrating 100 years as a community, along with a...

Eddie Wisniewski in his room at Bella Terra Rehabilitation Center in La Grange on April 18, 2024. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

Hospital chaplains finding ways to help the ‘nones’ — patients who identify as religiously unaffiliated

By Alison Bowen

May 13, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Nearly 3 in 10 Americans do not identify with a religion. Hospital chaplains sometimes have...

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.

Today in History: Pope John Paul II is shot and wounded

By Associated Press

May 13, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St....

South Holland Master Chorale will perform “A Mass for Troubled Times, a Call for Peace” at 4 p.m. May 19 at All Souls Parish in Lansing. Admission is free but donations will be accepted. (South Holland Master Chorale)

Religion roundup: Chorale concert, international dinner, ladies tea planned

By Melinda Moore

May 8, 2024 at 6:10 p.m.

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The First Baptist Church of La Grange, celebrated its 140th Anniversary on April 28. (Hank Beckman)

First Baptist Church of La Grange celebrates over 100 years in the community

By Hank Beckman

May 7, 2024 at 6:11 a.m.

One hundred years ago Monday, the 1st Baptist Church of La Grange held its first...

Anton Ford speaks along with other members of University of Chicago Faculty for Justice for Palestine (FJP), a collective of over 130 faculty and academic staff, at a news conference in front of Edward H. Levi Hall on May 6, 2024, in Chicago. Faculty spoke on the need for universities across the U.S. to uphold principles of free expression, the role of police intervention in student actions, and the need for administrators, including those at the U. of C., to engage students in good-faith negotiation for demands on their institutions.(Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

U. of C. faculty members gather to support pro-Palestinian student protesters

By Avani Kalra

May 7, 2024 at 7:27 a.m.

A group of University of Chicago faculty gathered Monday morning on campus to express their...

Rabbi Yaakov Fenton is the new senior rabbi at the synagogue Young Israel of Northbrook. (Photo provided by Reuven Fenton.)

New senior rabbi at Young Israel of Northbrook brings his teaching passion to synagogue’s congregation

By Myrna Petlicki

May 6, 2024 at 3:10 p.m.

Rabbi Yaakov Fenton said that he has always intended to be a teacher. But he...