News

Vance, Rubio bring Pope Leo XIV letter from Trump and Chicago Bears jersey
Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio enjoyed a private audience with Pope Leo XIV, bringing with them a ...
NBC Chicago8d
Pope Leo XIV vows to work for unity so Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world
Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope ... led the U.S. delegation honoring the Chicago-born Leo. Vance paid his respects at the Argentine pope's tomb after arriving in Rome late ...
American Military News1d
Pope Leo XIV calls for humanitarian aid in war-torn Gaza in first general audience
Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV called for humanitarian aid to be allowed into war-torn Gaza, decrying the violence and suffering ...
Cook Country archives show Pope Leo XIV's grandfather immigrated from Italy to US
Pope Leo's grandfather was born in Italy in 1876 and came to the United States in 1905, eventually making his way to Chicago. His grandson took the opposite route, starting in Chicago and moving to ...
Pope Leo XIV broke major popemobile rule before his inaugural Mass in St Peter's Square
On Sunday May 18 thousands gathered in Vatican City's St Peter's Square to attend Leo's historic Sunday Mass service - but as ...