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Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1098+ words) VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See's role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican's record a "wound in Christian memory." Past popes have…...
Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff's AI encyclical
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (395+ words) ROME -- Pope Leo XIV and the co-founder of artificial intelligence company Anthropic will launch the pontiff's first encyclical on May 25, a document on the care of human dignity in the era of AI, the Vatican said Monday. Anthropic has billed…...
Historic Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii church reopens in Little Italy after renovation: EXCLUSIVE
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (408+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- A historic church in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood is re-opening its doors after a two-year renovation. The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompei is the oldest continuing Italian-American Roman Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Chicago. ABC7 got an…...
Pope Leo XIV's intentions for peace are clear, Cardinal Blase Cupich says
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (409+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- Pope Leo has been vocal in his opposition to war and his advocacy for diplomacy. It has - at times - put him at odds with the Trump administration who interprets the pope's pleas as a targeted attack. Cardinal Blase…...
El lado oculto de 'El Mencho': la devoción del temido capo por la Virgen de Guadalupe y San Judas
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (414+ words) A un lado de las imágenes había una hoja de papel en la que estaba escrito a mano el Salmo 91, que los católicos suelen invocar para pedir la protección de Dios ante peligros, temores y adversidades. En el lugar también…...
Pope Leo pays tribute to Pope Francis on the anniversary of his death
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (815+ words) ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE -- Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to Pope Francis on Tuesday on the first anniversary of his death, recalling his preaching about God's mercy and his gestures of solidarity with poor people. "We thank the Lord for…...
Chicago-area Diwali celebration one of largest in Midwest
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (315+ words) BARLETT, Ill. (WLS) -- It's the Hindu festival of lights: Diwali celebrates light over darkness and good over evil. A massive day-long gathering is happening Tuesday in suburban Bartlett. At the end of the day, nearly 12,000 people will have come through a…...
Vatican again OKs Illinois-born Archbishop Fulton Sheen beatification after 2019 ceremony derailed
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (413+ words) Sheen's beatification can now take place in Peoria, Illinois, as originally planned ROME -- The Vatican has given the green light, again, to beatify Archbishop Fulton Sheen, the popular U.S. radio and TV preacher whose path to sainthood was derailed first by…...
Illinois-born Archbishop Fulton Sheen receives Vatican's blessing for beatification
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (483+ words) Family shares story of birth miracle that paved way for Sheen's steps to Catholic sainthood PEORIA, Ill. (WLS) -- As Catholic conversions rise this Easter, a local faith icon nears sainthood. Illinois-born Archbishop Fulton Sheen, who inspired countless conversations, now has the…...
Thousands begin flocking to Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines: 'Beautiful experience"
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (750+ words) DES PLAINES, Ill. (WLS) -- Thousands of people are making a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines starting Thursday, despite the bitter cold temperatures. Organizers call it an event designed to inspire faith and hope, and…...