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Notre Dame players celebrate beating Villanova in Rome on Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Villanova had Pope Leo’s support, but Notre Dame wins both games in Rome: ‘Once-in-a-lifetime experience’

By Andrew Dampf

November 1, 2026 at 2:43 p.m.

Villanova had the pope’s support and many more traveling fans. Notre Dame prevailed on the...

Christ United Methodist Church in Rockford member Mark West holds his necklace before church services on Sept. 27, 2026. The necklace was crafted from broken stained glass after a fire in February. "It gives me a connection to the church and to God. It shows that something that is broken can be resurrected," he said. (Ryan Rayburn/for the baiduhai)

A stained glass window of the crucifixion was shattered in a church fire. Worshippers transformed the broken pieces into symbols of renewal.

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

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

After a stained glass window of the crucifixion was destroyed in a church fire, worshippers...

(From right) Villanova basketball player Jasmine Bascoe along with Villanova President Peter M. Donohue presents Pope Leo XIV with a basketball in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on Oct. 31, 2026, during an audience with some 7,000 university representatives ahead of the Eternal City Tip-Off, a men’s and women’s college basketball doubleheader in Rome on Nov. 1. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo tells Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams that he is neutral, but ‘Prevost has another opinion’

By Andrew Dampf

October 31, 2026 at 8:26 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday told the basketball teams from his alma mater, Villanova, and...

Dame Sarah Mullally ahead of her Confirmation of Election ceremony legally confirming her as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul’s Cathedral, central London, Wednesday Jan. 28, 2026. (Gareth Fuller/Pool via AP)

Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the Church of England

By Danica Kirka

January 28, 2026 at 3:53 p.m.

Sarah Mullally, 63, became the archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, making her the first woman...

Holocaust survivor Stanislaw Zalewski walks in the Auschwitz Nazi death camp museum during a ceremony marking the 81th anniversary of the camp's liberation in Oswiecim, Poland, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Beata Zawrzel)

World pauses to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day

By Vanessa Gera

January 27, 2026 at 7:49 a.m.

Holocaust survivors, politicians and regular people commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday.

Mayra Miranda collects her children and their schoolmates after they get out of St. Stanislaus Kostka Academy in West Town on Jan. 26, 2026. The school plans to close at the end of the school year after 151 years. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago Archdiocese to close 5 additional schools in Illinois due to enrollment and financial concerns

By Hope Moses

January 27, 2026 at 1:10 p.m.

The Archdiocese of Chicago announced five additional school closures across Illinois ahead of National Catholic...

Bishop John-Michael Villarreal testifies during the Human Rights, Anti-Authoritarianism, Reparatory and Restorative Truth Telling Commission public hearing held at the McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Jan. 21, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago faith leaders recount harm from immigration agents: ‘Prayers and thoughts was not going to stop ICE’

By Rebecca Johnson

January 23, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.

During two days of testimony, faith leaders and elected officials shared civil rights violations they...

People gather in downtown Chicago on Jan. 17, 2026, to protest the Iranian government's killing of protesters and general crackdown. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Iranians in Chicago still struggle to communicate with loved ones in Iran after deadly protests

By Laura Turbay

January 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago’s Iranian community is facing uncertainty about their loved ones after deadly anti-government protests erupted...

This combo shows, from left, cardinal Robert McElroy, cardinal Joseph Tobin and cardinal Blase Cupich. (AP Photo/File)

US Catholic cardinals urge Trump administration to embrace a moral compass in foreign policy

By Nicole Winfield

January 19, 2026 at 9:02 a.m.

Three U.S. Catholic cardinals urged the Trump administration on Monday to use a moral compass...

Corita E. Mitchell holds her daughter Camilla Elise Margaret Mitchell, 5, during an interfaith worship service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. at New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago on Jan. 18, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

South Side worship ceremony honors MLK’s legacy, calls listeners to action

By Madeline King

January 18, 2026 at 5:10 p.m.

Sunday's service at the New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church highlighted the history of intersection between...

This image released by Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV meeting with Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado of Venezuela, right, inside his private library at the Vatican, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (Vatican Media via AP, HO)

Pope Leo XIV meets with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in surprise audience

By Associated Press

January 12, 2026 at 8:53 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV met with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina...

Members of the congregation applaud for Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks during a farewell Mass at the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet on Jan. 11, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Faithful gather to bid farewell to Bishop Ronald Hicks in Joliet, as he heads to New York

By Jeff Vorva

January 12, 2026 at 4:56 p.m.

About 1,000 people applauded Bishop Ronald Hicks and gave him a standing ovation as he...

Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo baptizes 20 infants in a tradition marking the end of the Christmas season

By Associated Press

January 11, 2026 at 8:35 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday beneath Michelangelo’s frescoed...