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Pope Leo XIV greets participants in an audience with the Jesus Youth International Conference in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo will meet with survivors of clergy abuse during upcoming Latin America trip, Vatican says

By Associated Press

October 27, 2026 at 11:50 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV will meet with survivors of clergy sexual abuse during his upcoming trip...

Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Vatican confirms Pope Leo’s Latin America trip after post-surgery checkup

By Associated Press

October 26, 2026 at 12:25 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV will proceed with his planned Nov. 6-17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and...

The Rev. Ken Fleck presides over Mass at St. George in Tinley Park to help celebrate his 50th anniversary as a priest June 7, 2026. (Jeff Vorva/for the Daily Southtown)

Longtime priest Kenneth Fleck from St. George in Tinley Park cleared and reinstated after allegations

By Evy Lewis

October 26, 2026 at 3:26 p.m.

The Rev. Kenneth Fleck was cleared of allegations of child sexual abuse and reinstated, the...

Chicago's Northerly Island on Aug. 27, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Aldermen want ‘Pope Leo XIV Northerly Island’ and ‘Obama Way’ at Trump Tower

By Jake Sheridan

June 17, 2026 at 9:04 p.m.

Aldermen proposed ordinances Wednesday to rename Northerly Island after Pope Leo XIV and marking part...

Pope Leo XIV makes a six-seven hand gestures as he arrives to attend a prayer vigil at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Pope Leo hopes US-Iran peace deal will be definite end to war

By Bloomberg

June 17, 2026 at 9:28 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV welcomed an agreement between Iran and the US to reach a peace...

In this handout photo provided by Vatican Media, Pope Leo XIV is accompanied by King Felipe VI of Spain as he deplanes after a technical problem at Tenerife Norte-Los Rodeos International Airport in Tenerife, Spain, Friday, June 12, 2026. (Vatican Media via AP)

Pope returns to Rome on Spanish king’s plane after his own charter flight suffers a problem, Vatican says

By Nicole Winfield

June 12, 2026 at 1:23 p.m.

Following a technical delay, Pope Leo XIV returned to Rome on King Felipe VI's own...

Pope Leo XIV meets migrants at the ‘Las Raices’ center, in San Cristobal de la Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God’s wrath

By Associated Press

June 12, 2026 at 11:44 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV warned people smugglers on Friday that they will face God’s wrath for...

Heather Benedick, CEO of St. Coletta's of Illinois, gathers with consumer David J, in front of the Blessed Mother statue at St. Coletta's in Tinley Park. The nonprofit organization is raising funds to restore the decades-old statue that is a spiritual focal point for people there. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Preservation effort underway for Blessed Mother statue, a ‘reflection of compassion’ for decades at St. Coletta’s

By Janice Neumann

June 12, 2026 at 5:04 a.m.

A preservation effort is underway for a Blessed Mother statue stationed outside for decades at...

Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions at a press conference hours after the end of the spring legislative session at the State Capitol, June 1, 2026, in Springfield. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Illinois medical-aid-in-dying law faces federal lawsuit from disabled patients, doctors before September start

By Jeremy Gorner

June 11, 2026 at 6:40 p.m.

Two disabled patients, a doctor and various disability and patients' rights organizations argue Illinois' End...

Father Daron Stepanian, pastor of St. Paul Armenian Apostolic Church, listens to discussions with parishoners regarding the ground realities in Lebanon. (Gregory Harutunian/ for the Lake County News-Sun)

Armenian priest from Lebanon bears witness to living under bombardment for Waukegan church

By Gregory Harutunian

June 11, 2026 at 2:58 p.m.

Members of Waukegan’s St. Paul Armenian Apostolic Church were introduced to the Very Rev. Bayrour...

Grove Coffee assistant manager Victor Colin Jr., left, and owner Daniel Stidham gather recently at the coffee shop in Oak Lawn, a place they want to be a welcoming spot that helps bring the community together. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Grove Coffee puts down roots in Oak Lawn, creating community as it grows

By Janice Neumann

June 11, 2026 at 10:20 a.m.

Daniel Stidham, pastor at Calvary Church of Oak Lawn, opened Grove Coffee Shop as a...

Pope’s youth rally in Spain gets raw, with frank discussion of depression and domestic violence

By Joseph Wilson

June 9, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday sought to encourage Spain’s young people to persevere in their...

The Rev. Ken Fleck distributes Communion elements at St. George Sunday during Mass celebrating his 50th anniversary as a priest. (Jeff Vorva/for the Daily Southtown)

St. George Catholic Church in Tinley Park celebrates the Rev. Ken Fleck’s 50th year as a priest

By Jeff Vorva

June 8, 2026 at 12:28 p.m.

The Rev. Ken Fleck celebrated Mass at St. George Catholic Church in Tinley Park while...