The foreword to Blockade was written by Canadian author and poet Joy Kogawa, a friend of both Patricia and Christine Lowther.

Chicago family surprises Vatican's new pope with Chicago Bears-themed gift during Rome vacation. Pope Leo XIV receives 'Da Pope' T-shirt.

ALBANO, Italy (WGN) — A Chicago family vacationing in Rome surprised the Vatican’s new pope with a Chicago Bears-themed gift Sunday. The Muñoz family met Pope Leo XIV after mass Sunday at the ...

Pope Leo XIV marks 56th anniversary of moon landing with observatory visit, call to Buzz Aldrin There are a few precedents of papal calls to “space.” ...

July 21 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV spoke with astronaut Buzz Aldrin to discuss the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. During the call, the two reminisced on the 1969 landing, "reflecting on the ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of man’s arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo and a call to astronaut Buzz ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of man’s arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo and a call to astronaut Buzz ...