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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...

Pope Leo XIV is presented with flowers as he leaves at the end of the general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo XIV cancels Assisi trip on doctors’ advice as he recovers from surgery

By Giada Zampano

October 23, 2026 at 1:20 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV will miss a planned trip to Assisi next week after doctors advised...

Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists aboard the papal flight from Rome to Paris, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during his apostolic journey to France. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, Pool)

Pope Leo XIV affirms need for media to cover public figures when asked about Trump ban

By Nicole Winfield

September 25, 2026 at 6:09 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV told reporters they were welcome to cover him, as he responded to...

The Erker family of St. Louis and California listen to a musical performance before the beatification Mass for Fulton Sheen at the Dome at America's Center in St. Louis on Sept. 24, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Tens of thousands gather for Archbishop Fulton Sheen beatification, 1st Illinois native to reach milestone on path to sainthood

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

September 24, 2026 at 8:07 p.m.

The Catholic prelate and Emmy-winning TV host preached to millions on his primetime show "Life...

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV praises US radio and TV preacher Fulton Sheen ahead of beatification

By Nicole Winfield

September 23, 2026 at 7:20 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV, who grew up listening to popular American television preacher Archbishop Fulton Sheen,...

Activists fighting child abuse stage a protest near the home of a former Catholic priest suspected of sexually assaulting dozens of children, in Etrechy, outside Paris, Wednesday, Sept 16, 2026, Placards read from the left: ‘330,000 victims of child sexual abuse, never again’ and Delfosse, the church knew’. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Pope Leo XIV will meet with the French abuse survivors as critics demand action

By Sylvie Corbet

September 22, 2026 at 2:45 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV, during his four-day visit to France beginning Friday, will meet privately with...

Benito Juarez Community Academy student Rogelio Mendeola works on his calavera figure during art class on Sept. 21, 2026. A calavera is a small skeleton figurine used during the holiday Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, to honor deceased loved ones. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Benito Juarez students honor loved ones in Día de los Muertos celebration

By Kate Perez

September 22, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Students at Benito Juarez high school craft calaveras to honor loved ones for Día de...

Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter’ s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo XIV will retrace his missionary footsteps in Peru and finally visit Argentina in November

By Nicole Winfield

September 21, 2026 at 8:13 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV will retrace his steps as a missionary priest when he returns home...

Bishop Blase Cupich of Spokane, Washington, right, addresses the media after being introduced by Cardinal Francis George, left, as the new archbishop designate for Chicago at a news conference at Archbishop Quigley Center on Sept. 20, 2014. (Abel Uribe/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Pope Francis names Blase Cupich to lead Archdiocese of Chicago

By Kori Rumore

September 20, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 20, according...

Bishop Fulton Sheen conducts the Good Friday service at Corpus Christi Catholic Church at 4920 South Park Ave. in Chicago on April 16, 1954. (Max Arthur/baiduhai)

First Illinois native to be beatified: 10 things to know about famed TV host, evangelist Fulton Sheen on his path to sainthood

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

September 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV was moved by Fulton Sheen’s words as a child, calling the famed...

Newly appointed Joliet Bishop Brendan J. Cahill speaks at a news conference on Sept. 17, 2026, at the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

Pope Leo XIV appoints Texas bishop as new bishop of Joliet

By Evy Lewis

September 18, 2026 at 1:52 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Brendan J. Cahill, the current bishop of Victoria, Texas, as...

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

Judge temporarily blocks Illinois aid-in-dying law for Catholic health providers

By Jeremy Gorner

September 14, 2026 at 5:46 p.m.

A limited temporary restraining order sides with a lawsuit from Cardinal Blase Cupich a day...