SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker met with Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Wednesday, with the two discussing the Trump administration's aggressive immigration raids and the governor formally inviting the ...
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker met privately with Pope Leo XIV Wednesday morning in Rome, NBC 5 has learned. NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern said the two held a private, 40 minute meeting ...
The modern papacy has focused on spiritual leadership and the pursuit of peace. After the two World Wars, it became a voice ...
Pope Leo XIV speaks to members of the media in Castel Gandolfo on Oct. 7, 2025. Credit: OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters Pope Leo XIV intends to call all the cardinals to the Vatican for a two-day ...
Traveling through the Mideast, Leo XIV channeled many of his predecessor’s messages. Leo’s deliberate manner differed from ...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and first lady MK Pritzker met with Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Wednesday, where they discussed the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and the two formally invited the ...
On his first trip as pontiff, Leo XIV predictably called for peace and unity. But he also addressed technology’s promise and ...
Pope Leo XIV intends to call all of the world’s cardinals to Rome in January for what’s called an “extraordinary consistory,” which popes use to let cardinals know their plans and to ask for advice.
The pontiff's first visit abroad has prompted land-grab allegations, with some Turks also seeing it as a violation of the republic's secularist principles ...
In fact, Pope Leo left the Vatican on Nov. 27 as Bishop of Rome. By the time he touched back down on Italian soil Dec. 2, he had emerged unmistakably as Pontifex – the bridge-builder.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker met with Pope Leo XIV in Rome to discuss the Trump administration's immigration raids. Pritzker and the pope found common ground in their advocacy for immigrant rights and ...
Gov. JB Pritzker met with Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Wednesday, with the two discussing the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration raids. Both have been outspoken critics of the treatment of ...