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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...

Mayor Brandon Johnson presents Pope Leo XIV, a life-long White Sox fan, with a Chicago Cubs baseball cap on May 28, 2026, at the Vatican. (Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media)

Trump attacks Pope Leo XIV for meeting with Mayor Brandon Johnson

By Jake Sheridan

May 30, 2026 at 8:02 p.m.

Trump’s social media attack comes after Chicago's mayor visited the Chicago-born pope with a delegation...

War and displacement in Gaza are fueling a rise in early marriage

By Toqa Ezzidin

May 29, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

The devastation that Israel’s campaign has wreaked in Gaza has helped fuel an increase in...

Mayor Brandon Johnson presents Pope Leo XIV with Chicago-themed gifts during his visit on May 28, 2026, at the Vatican. (Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media)

Mayor Brandon Johnson floats Chicago landmark named for Pope Leo XIV

By Alice Yin

May 29, 2026 at 4:50 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson signaled that Chicago could be due for another street or landmark christened...

What Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson brought Pope Leo XIV, including a White Sox hat and sanctuary city pin

By baiduhai

June 1, 2026 at 12:45 p.m.

Here's what Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the 46-member delegation brought to Chicago-born Pope Leo...

Mayor Brandon Johnson invites Pope Leo XIV to celebrate Mass in Grant Park

By Alice Yin

May 29, 2026 at 7:02 a.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson invited Pope Leo XIV to Grant Park next year and delivered him...

Jason Lee, from center left, senior adviser to Mayor Brandon Johnson, Angela Tovar, commissioner of the Department of Environment and chief sustainability officer for the city of Chicago, and Max Budovitch, Chicago deputy mayor for business, economic and neighborhood development, talk with Lorenza Bonaccorsi, president of Municipio Roma I, at the Piazza Pia public space on May 27, 2026, in Rome. Several members of the Chicago delegation toured sites around Rome with members of the local government and business community. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson heads to meet Pope Leo XIV with Chicago political allies

By Alice Yin

May 28, 2026 at 9:36 a.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s team revealed the 46-member delegation including progressive political, faith and education leaders...

Pope Leo XIV, left, greets Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah during the presentation of the Pope’s first encyclical, “Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence,” at the Vatican, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Area Catholic leaders, experts praise Pope Leo’s AI encyclical

By Alexandra Kukulka

May 27, 2026 at 2:45 p.m.

Local Catholic leaders and cybersecurity experts praised Pope Leo XIV’s first major writing addressing artificial...

Mayor Brandon Johnson, center, walks outside the Colosseum with members of his security team before touring a train station with Roman officials on May 29, 2026, in Rome. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Photos: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican

By Armando L. Sanchez

June 1, 2026 at 12:43 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson will lead a delegation to the Vatican in his biggest international trip...

The campus of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is seen on April 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Faith leaders, doctors press for West Suburban reopening, as hospital’s fate remains undecided

By Lisa Schencker

May 26, 2026 at 6:47 p.m.

Faith leaders, doctors and employees gathered in front of West Suburban Medical Center on Tuesday...

Visitors walk through St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on May 26, 2026. Mayor Brandon Johnson is scheduled to meet with Pope Leo XIV later in the week. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

White Sox merch and giardiniera among Chicago-themed gifts delegation to present Pope Leo XIV

By Alice Yin

May 26, 2026 at 4:59 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will lead a delegation to the Vatican to meet with Pope...