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Boosted by major events, Chicago was once again a “toddling town” for tourists last year, welcoming 55.3 million visitors, up 6.5% over 2023 and setting a post-pandemic high, according to data ...
With a born-and-raised Chicagoan leading the Catholic church, some small business owners have sprung into action to cash in.
The home in which Pope Leo XIV spent much of his childhood has been officially acquired by the village in which it is located ...
There were memes circulating during the papal conclaves of 2005 and 2013. But it was not nearly as pervasive a form of humor as it is now. Pope Leo XIV is arguably the first pope to be named since ...
CHICAGO (RNS) — The Catholic leaders of Leo’s hometown hold out hope that the new pope can help turn around ailing finances and a shortage of priests.