Laura Washington: Pope Leo XIV’s apology for slavery is a start. Now the church must seek atonement.

Pope Leo XIV must act on the church’s mea culpa by crusading against the racist and bigoted policies of President Donald ...

Editorial: Brandon Johnson’s Roman retinue meets the Chicago pope

Johnson is not the first Chicago mayor to meet the pope. Pope John Paul II famously visited Chicago in 1979, meeting Mayor ...
CBS News

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost elected first American pope, becomes Pope Leo XIV

Never in the history of the Roman Catholic Church has there been an American pope, until now. Cardinal Robert Prevost is originally from Chicago, and served as the head of the church's Dicastery for ...
NPR

Can Pope Leo revitalize Catholicism in Chicago?

Now that the world's most famous Catholic is an American from Chicago, some hope Pope Leo XIV will help bring new energy to a church that's been on the steady decline there. Now that the world's most ...

Meeting Pope Leo was a humbling, deeply moving experience, say Chicago faith leaders

A dozen leaders of different religious traditions were part of Mayor Brandon Johnson's delegation in Rome. Reflecting on ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Palm Sunday Mass: ABC 7 airs Roman Catholic Mass by Cardinal Blase Cupich at Holy Name Cathedral

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday but it'll feel differently this year because of COVID-19. There will be no public celebrations but many will be live-streamed. Palms will also not be ...
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Palm card: Chicago's mayor marks milestone preparing for Pope Leo XIV

PALM CARD: Chicago's mayor marks milestone preparing for Pope Leo XIV ...