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 ...

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 ...

Carson Daly and his wife, Siri, traveled to Rome for the Vatican's "Concert with the Poor," led by their friend Michael Bublé ...

A private meeting between Gov. JB Pritzker and Pope Leo XIV in Rome is raising hopes that the suburban native will return to Chicago for a visit. Pritzker and his wife, MK, spent time with the pontiff ...

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.

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 ...

The modern papacy has focused on spiritual leadership and the pursuit of peace. After the two World Wars, it became a voice ...

When Gov. JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker visited the pope in Rome on Nov. 19, they gave the pontiff a gift: a hand-drawn self-portrait by Yesenia Diaz, who's incarcerated downstate. When ...

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.

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 ...