Pope Leo becomes first pontiff to vote in a U.S. election
The Vatican said Pope Leo exercised his right as a U.S. citizen, submitting a mail-in ballot in his native Chicago ahead of the midterm elections next week.
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The Vatican said Pope Leo exercised his right as a U.S. citizen, submitting a mail-in ballot in his native Chicago ahead of the midterm elections next week.
The 71-year-old pope had a portion of his right lung removed and received a diagnosis of lung cancer earlier this week.
The Vatican says bishops from the ultra-conservative Catholic SSPX society were automatically excommunicated after ignoring Pope Leo's plea for unity.
The Vatican has agreed to hear an appeal from parents hoping to halt the closure of St. Hubert Catholic School in Hoffman Estates.
The week after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and a delegation of 45 other Chicago notables met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, another Chicago politician got to meet the pope too.
Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Illinois) met Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square. Buckner gave the pope a No. 14 Illini jersey with the name “Leo” on the back.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and a delegation of leaders in business, government, faith, education, and other fields met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican on Thursday. Vince Gerasole reports from Vatican City.
The following is the complete Chicago delegation now in Rome as Mayor Brandon Johnson meets with Pope Leo XIV, as provided by World Business Chicago.
Mayor Johnson was expected to meet with Pope Leo XIV Thursday afternoon Rome time. Vince Gerasole reports from Vatican City.
Mayor Johnson was to meet with Pope Leo XIV on Thursday. Vince Gerasole reports from Vatican City.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson arrived in Italy Thursday morning, preparing to meet with Pope Leo XIV. Vince Gerasole reports from the Vatican.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was headed to Rome on Wednesday to meet with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was headed to Rome on Wednesday to meet with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican.
In his "Magnifica Humanitas" encyclical, Pope Leo warns that as civilization grapples with the power of AI, the main challenge is remaining "profoundly human."
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson got a warm sendoff Sunday as he prepares for a trip to the Vatican.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson got a warm sendoff Sunday as he prepares for a trip to the Vatican.
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday met with David Axelrod, a longtime Democratic strategist and former senior advisor to former President Barack Obama.
He carried a tall, lit candle through saint peters basilica, and urged people to not feel numbed by wars raging across the world.
A group of parents in Chicago's northwest suburbs is appealing directly to the Vatican to try to keep their Catholic school open.
Governor JB Pritzker met with Chicago's Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.
The Vatican recognized Palestine a decade ago, and Pope Leo has backed statehood, even if that looks increasingly unlikely.
Pope Leo XIV created seven new saints on Sunday during a ceremony at the Vatican.
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
The students from Chicago's Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy, who went viral for their mock conclave, met Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City Wednesday.
The kids from the school in Chicago’s East Lakeview neighborhood earlier got to see the pontiff speak in St. Peter’s Square.
