Chicago faith community stands up for Pope Leo XIV amid back-and-forth with President Trump
Chicago's faith community stood up for Pope Leo XIV over the weekend, as the pope pushed back on claims that he is clashing with President Trump.
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Chicago's faith community stood up for Pope Leo XIV over the weekend, as the pope pushed back on claims that he is clashing with President Trump.
Every summer Friday in Auburn Gresham, the St. Sabina Church community gathers with Father Michael Pfleger and walks the streets for peace.
Pfleger is a Chicago local household name and a South Side community staple, both as a spiritual leader and an activist.
"If we come together and we do something, we can make this stop, and we can do it together," said Pam Bosley, co-founder of the non-profit group Purpose over Pain.
With four children shot, three of them fatally, in the past few weeks in Chicago, community groups and leaders are calling for a renewed focus on gun violence, which they fear will only get worse as summer approaches.
CPS kids received free school supplies and haircuts at St. Sabina Church on the last weekend of summer.
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, pastor of St. Sabina, said the goal was to spread some Christmas cheer to people who may feel forgotten.
The Rev. Michael Pfleger and Ald. David Moore (17th) speak at the scene of a shooting that killed a mother, and wounded a father, a 2-year-old boy, and another man.
The Faith Community of Saint Sabina will pass out 400 boxes of food to families in need.
"Have your block parties. We've got to be out there and we've got to create the presence. So that those who wish to do evil are afraid of us."
Entertainer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte died Tuesday morning at the age of 96. His death brings words of praise from a Chicago leader who calls him a hero and friend.
"They are standing a couple of hours in line here for a hot meal. That should say something by itself."
Pfleger was reinstated Saturday, after the Chicago Archdiocese review board found no reason to suspect he was guilty of sexual abuse of a teenager decades ago.
The latest accusations in October came from a man now in his 40s, who says that in the 1980s he was a member of the Soul Children of Chicago Choir – which rehearsed at St. Sabina.
Pfleger stepped aside last week after the Archdiocese announced new sex abuse allegations.
Chicago native turned Hollywood star Jesse Williams took the stage St. Sabina Church Friday night.
One thing is for certain – you can't survive Chicago winters without a warm winter coat.
If you're 25 or younger, Saint Sabina will pay up to $200 to buy your gun.
The Rev. Michael Pfleger renewed his calls Wednesday night for Gov. JB Pritzker to declare a state of emergency surrounding Chicago's gun violence epidemic.
The Archdiocese of Chicago has warned St. Sabina leaders to stop pressuring the people connected to the investigation of the Rev. Michael Pfleger.
The Rev. Michael Pfleger this past weekend issued a letter to the St. Sabina faith community, proclaiming he is innocent of sexual abuse allegations.
A third man has come forward claiming that he was sexually abused by the Rev. Michael Pfleger when the man was a teenager more than 40 years ago.
It has been three weeks since the Rev. Michael Pfleger's removal from St. Sabina's parish, pending an investigation into allegations of past sexual abuse. CBS 2 has learned two people now claim Pfleger abused them.
"I am devastated, hurt and yes angry, but I am first, a person of Faith, I Trust God," Pfleger wrote in a Facebook post. "Pray also for the person, my life is more than a 40 year old accusation, and on that and my Faith I will stand."
Hundreds of drivers lined up outside St. Sabina Church in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on Thursday, for food.
The first direct flight from Chicago to Cairo, Egypt, took off from O'Hare International Airport on Sunday.
A person on a CTA Red Line train was injured in a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 95th Street Sunday morning, according to Illinois State Police.
The Chicago Cubs' game against the Toronto Blue Jays that had been planned for Sunday was postponed due to the rain coming in.
Would-be burglars crashed their way into a Circle K store in downtown Chicago early Sunday morning.
Detectives from Lake County, Illinois, Sheriff's office rescued a girl under 14 from a grown man who had traveled from Georgia to meet her this weekend, authorities said Sunday.
The Altoids were a callback to a viral moment between former first lady Michelle Obama and former President George W. Bush.
A senior Justice Department official called a judge's demand for a declaration on the status of the "anti-weaponization" fund "unnecessary."
Trump has appeared during the Iran war to lose patience with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who may now find himself "stuck."
President Trump and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni traded criticism on Saturday after Italy canceled its envoy's visit to the U.S.
The Justice Department says it's released "every document required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act," but CBS News has identified numerous gaps.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Illinois is among the top 13 states seeing a rise in alpha-gal syndrome cases, with residents living in southern Illinois at the highest risk, according to a 2025 study.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
In a full circle moment, actor Gary Cole returns to the very same local stage where he began his professional acting career.
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
Tom Dreesen, a pioneering actor and comedian and Chicago-area native, died Wednesday.
Major issues will be discussed, including the Strait of Hormuz, the Iran nuclear program, and fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. Wendy Gillette reports.
Zooniverse said it is close to reaching 1 billion classifications. Joining Jackie Kostek is Laura Trouille, vice president of science engagement and visualization at the Adler and a lead for Zooniverse.
Jackie Kostek covered the Obama Presidential Center opening for several days and was stunned by the campus, and Carl Lam — an orchestral violinist himself — was more than impressed by a performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Elizabeth Elie, better known as Lizzie G, has been emceeing the fun on John Lewis Plaza at the Obama Center in Jackson Park since Friday. She joins Jackie Kostek.
This summer reading season, “The Summer Girlfriend” might be a pick for a romantic read on the beach. The book is by USAToday bestselling author of adult and teen books Kristina Forest, who joins Megan De Mar.
A person on a CTA Red Line train was injured in a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 95th Street Sunday morning.
A shooting that sent three people to the hospital after a large gathering on the city's West Side.
A 17-year-old boy was in police custody Sunday morning after a shooting that left another teen dead in the South Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side.
The first direct flight from Chicago to Cairo, Egypt, took off from O'Hare International Airport on Sunday.
The Chicago Cubs' game against the Toronto Blue Jays that had been planned for Sunday was postponed due to the rain coming in.
Newly released cell phone video of a police shooting in south suburban Country Club Hills appears to contradict what a federal agent claims happened during an undercover gun trafficking sting operation last week.
"A house of horrors." That's how one former Chicago foster child described Aunt Martha's Integrated Care Center, a facility that's been at the center of a years-long CBS News Chicago investigation.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The Chicago Cubs' game against the Toronto Blue Jays that had been planned for Sunday was postponed due to the rain coming in.
Dallas chipped away and trailed 43-38 at halftime, but the Sky dominated the third quarter and led 71-57 before losing for the 10th time in 11 games.
Chicago's Jacob Webb (1-2) came on with two on in the eighth and gave up consecutive RBI singles to Alejandro Kirk and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to tie the game at 5-all.
Troy Melton allowed one hit in six innings and the Detroit Tigers' offense came alive late in a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Matt Vierling and Kerry Carpenter hit home runs to lift the Detroit Tigers past the Chicago White Sox 4-3.
A person on a CTA Red Line train was injured in a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 95th Street Sunday morning, according to Illinois State Police.
Would-be burglars crashed their way into a Circle K store in downtown Chicago early Sunday morning.
Detectives from Lake County, Illinois, Sheriff's office rescued a girl under 14 from a grown man who had traveled from Georgia to meet her this weekend, authorities said Sunday.
A man was robbed on a Chicago Transit Authority bus in Chicago's West Englewood community late Saturday night.
A 17-year-old boy was in police custody Sunday morning after a shooting that left another teen dead in the South Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side.
