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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...

Pro-Palestinian activists argue with pro-Israel activists while members of the Chicago Police Department stand between the two groups outside a pro-Palestinian encampment at DePaul University on May 5, 2024, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Tensions flare between DePaul pro-Palestine encampment and counterprotesters

By Avani Kalra

May 5, 2024 at 10:16 p.m.

Jewish groups said they organized the demonstration to help Jewish DePaul students feel safer.

Demonstrators break bread at the conclusion of a Shabbat service on the University of Chicago quad May 3, 2024. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

At U. of C. encampment, Jewish organizers explain significance of their anti-Zionist Shabbat service

By Ahmed Ali Akbar

May 6, 2024 at 2:27 p.m.

Jewish anti-Zionist protesters at the University of Chicago have used food, ritual and community in...

FILE – Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Washington. Schumer announced Sunday, May 5, a $400 million increase in federal funding that will be available for security in houses of worship. Places like mosques and synagogues can apply to use the money to hire security personnel or install cameras. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

$400 million boost in federal funds for security at places of worship

By Associated Press

May 5, 2024 at 3:05 p.m.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has announced a $400 million increase in federal funding for...

Priest Ivan blesses Ukrainian servicemen of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, during a Christian Orthodox Easter religious service, in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, early Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Ukraine marks its third Easter at war under fire from Russian drones

By Associated Press

May 5, 2024 at 9:23 a.m.

Officials in Kyiv urged residents to follow Orthodox Easter services online due to safety concerns....

A counterprotester waves an American flag on the Main Quadrangle near the pro-Palestine encampment at the University of Chicago on May 3, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

University of Chicago prepares to ‘intervene’ to remove pro-Palestine encampment from campus

By Rebecca Johnson

May 7, 2024 at 1:05 p.m.

The university is preparing to “intervene” to remove the pro-Palestine encampment from the school’s Main...

Church news

By Post-Tribune

May 3, 2024 at 1:56 p.m.

Chesterton Liberty Bible Church: 824 North Calumet Ave — Liberty Bible Church will have “InterGen...

A migrant from Venezuela prays as he waits for U.S. Border Patrol agents to cut the razor wire after he crossed the Rio Grande to Eagle Pass, Texas, on Sept. 24, 2023.

Heidi Stevens: Rabble-rousing pastor John Pavlovitz is back with a message: Keep fighting

By Heidi Stevens

June 7, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

"We are not passive participants in this life," says Pavlovitz, whose new book is “Worth...

Pastor Saturino Espinoza, left, and Pastor Innis Miller III stand at the pulpit at Grace United Methodist Church, 12739 Maple Ave. in Blue Island. The church will host its last service May 5. Miller leads the traditional services, and Espinoza leads the Hispanic services. (Melinda Moore/Daily Southtown)

Blue Island congregation with 1850s roots prepares for church’s final service: ‘It’s going to be a sad day’

By Melinda Moore

May 2, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.

Grace United Methodist Church, a fixture in Blue Island for decades that has roots in...

Chicago Jewish leaders and community members gather to demand informed debate and protections for students at sit-ins and protests at at local universities and CPS schools at the Chicago Loop Synagogue on May 1, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Chicago Jewish community calls for increased action against antisemitic speech amid campus protests against the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

By Kate Armanini

May 2, 2024 at 3:47 p.m.

After weeks of area college students protesting the Israel-Hamas war as part of a nationwide...

United Methodist delegates listen to a debate during their General Conference meeting Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Peter Smith)

United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy

By Peter Smith

May 1, 2024 at 3:45 p.m.

United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on...