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Students from St. John Of The Cross School pack up nonperishable food items during the Parish’s annual food drive Oct. 24 in Western Springs. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

St. John of the Cross food drive draws 450 volunteers, donations from across Western Springs

By Hank Beckman

October 31, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

St. John of the Cross Parish continued its decades-long tradition at its annual Harvest Saturday...

Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope says ‘most urgent’ challenge facing AI race is need for institutional ethical framework

By Associated Press

October 30, 2026 at 3:08 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV on Friday told a Vatican gathering of artificial intelligence researchers and experts...

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd while holding his first general audience on May 21, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Leo is the first pontiff from the U.S. in the 2,000-year history of the Roman Catholic Church. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV casts ‘historic’ local mail-in ballot, becoming first pontiff to vote in US election

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

October 30, 2026 at 5:29 p.m.

The Chicago native, registered in New Lenox, requested his ballot Oct. 3. Records show Robert...

Pope Leo XIV holds the Gospel Book as he celebrates a Mass in the Saint Augustine Basilica in Annaba, Algeria, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, on the second day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope doubles down on peace and unity message as Trump’s criticism continues

By Nicole Winfield

April 15, 2026 at 12:30 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday doubled down as U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism showed no...

Bicyclists pass the Chicago Theological Seminary on the campus of the University of Chicago on April 14, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Chicago Theological Seminary stops admitting new students as financial pressure grows

By Rebecca Johnson

April 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Chicago Theological Seminary has stopped admitting new students in its degree programs amid mounting...

Pope Leo XIV meets the Algerian Community in the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers, Monday, April 13, 2026, on the first day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo XIV in Algeria to walk in footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine

By Nicole Winfield

April 14, 2026 at 6:36 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV is following in the footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine, making...

Pope Leo XIV meets the Algerian community in the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers on April 13, 2026, on the first day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (Andrew Medichini/AP)

Local Catholic leaders express support for Chicago native Pope Leo after Trump calls him ‘weak’ and ‘terrible’

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

April 13, 2026 at 4:51 p.m.

Local Catholic leaders expressed support for Chicago native Pope Leo XIV after President Donald Trump...

Pope Leo XIV delivers the Regina Coeli prayer in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo defended by NWI Christians

By Carole Carlson

April 13, 2026 at 4:32 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on Pope Leo XIV are drawing harsh backlash from Christian...

The Rev. Kenneth J. Anderson, pastor of St. John Henry Newman Parish in Evanston, has resigned after the Archdiocese of Chicago found discrepancies in parish finances. The archdiocese had previously merged St. Athanasius and St. Joan of Arc into a combined Catholic parish with the designation of St. John Henry Newman. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Evanston pastor resigns after archdiocese finds he siphoned church funds for personal use

By Claire Murphy

April 14, 2026 at 11:59 a.m.

Rev. Kenneth Anderson of Evanston's St. John Henry Newman Parish resigned after Archdiocese found he...

President Donald Trump is facing harsh criticism after he posted a picture in a Truth Social post where he portrayed himself as Jesus Christ. (TRUTH SOCIAL)

President Donald Trump faces backlash for posting a picture of himself as Jesus Christ

By Charlotte Hazard

April 13, 2026 at 11:41 a.m.

President Donald Trump is facing harsh criticism after he posted a picture in Truth Social...

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, April 12, 2026, after he returned from Miami. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump says he won’t apologize to Pope Leo and explains his reason for posting much-criticized meme

By Will Weissert

April 13, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over...

Pope Leo XIV holds a rosary as he leads a vigil for peace inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo XIV denounces the ‘delusion of omnipotence’ he says fuels the US-Israeli war in Iran

By Nicole Winfield

April 11, 2026 at 2:27 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV has denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war...

Cardinal Blase Cupich helps lead a procession through the streets around Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Melrose Park following an outdoor Ash Wednesday Mass on Feb. 18, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Archdiocese accuses CPS of ending disability support funding in Catholic schools

By Kate Armanini

April 10, 2026 at 7:27 p.m.

The Archdiocese of Chicago accused Chicago Public Schools on Friday of abruptly ending instructional support...