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Pope Leo XIV greets members of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership on Oct. 28, 2026, at the Vatican. (Vatican Media)

Chicago clergy meet with Pope Leo XIV to advocate for immigrants detained in Broadview ICE facility

By Rebecca Johnson

October 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

About 30 Chicago-area clergy, religious leaders and laypeople met with Pope Leo Wednesday to advocate...

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 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...

Francina Armengol, President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain, looks on as Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Monday, June 8, 2026. (Yara Nardi/Pool Photo via AP)

In first papal speech to Spanish parliament, pope demands respect for migrants

By Nicole Winfield

June 8, 2026 at 8:37 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV called Monday for respect for migrants’ rights and international law during an...

People wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV ahead of a Holy Mass and Corpus Christi procession at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 7, 2026, on the second day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

1 million people flood Madrid streets to see Pope Leo’s flower-carpeted procession

By Nicole Winfield

June 7, 2026 at 10:10 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV honored Spain’s tradition of religious devotion on Sunday, as he presided over...

The Salesian Sisters greet the Spurs prior to Game 1 of the NBA Finals on June 3, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

The superfans known as the ‘Spurs Nuns’ aiming to bring divine intervention to the NBA Finals

By Tim Reynolds

June 5, 2026 at 8:13 a.m.

They’re the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco. On game nights, they’re called the Spurs...

FILE – Migrants react as they arrive at the port in La Restinga on the Canary island of El Hierro, Spain, on, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Maria Ximena, File)

Pope Leo’s visiting Europe’s migration hot spots. Catholics hope he’ll ease political tensions

By Renata Brito

June 5, 2026 at 7:54 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV is delving into the hotly contested issue of migration by visiting two...

The Rev. William T. O’Mara (Archdiocese of Chicago)

Rev. William T. O’Mara served St. Elizabeth Seton in Orland Hills; Marian Catholic

By Bob Goldsborough

June 4, 2026 at 5:36 p.m.

Rev. William O’Mara capped was pastor of St. Elizabeth Seton Parish in Orland Hills and...

Jannik Sinner, left, shares a light moment with Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of their meeting at the Vatican on May 14, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP)

Pope Leo plays tennis religiously as part of an Augustinian devotion to sports and spirituality

By Andrew Dampf

June 2, 2026 at 9:04 a.m.

Pope Leo likes to spend Mondays and Tuesdays at the papal retreat in Castel Gandolfo...

Pope Leo XIV waves as he leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Why Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical on AI went viral

By Krysta Fauria

June 2, 2026 at 6:19 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pope, has demonstrated a willingness to embrace aspects of...

Eden Elling, from left, Anika Wicker and Adeline America talk before Trinity Christian College’s final graduation ceremony on May 8, 2026, at Ozinga Field in Crestwood. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the Daily Southtown)

As several Illinois Christian colleges close or move, students and alums mourn the loss of their alma mater

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

June 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Several Illinois Christian colleges have closed, merged, moved or halted new admissions in recent years,...

Mayor Brandon Johnson shakes hands with Marcella Mastria, of Chicago, at a cafe on May 29, 2026, in Rome. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson predicts revival of faith in Chicago following Vatican trip

By Alice Yin

May 31, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s affinity for the Black church has been a theme of his first...