Pope Leo XIV has blessed an NFL player ahead of the 2025 regular season. The first American pope is from Chicago, Illinois.

The player and his partner Callahan recently visited the Vatican - just days after tying the knot - to meet the first ever ...

Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus on the hit biblical series "The Chosen," met Pope Leo XIV this week at the Vatican ...

Sam LaPorta and his new wife Callahan met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, but Chicago Bears fans have expressed concerns after ...

Pope Leo XIV affirmed Wednesday that priests must be celibate and insisted that bishops take “firm and decisive” action to ...

Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law ending the death penalty in Illinois, the future pope thanked him for the move. That recently ...

Former Iowa football star tight end Sam LaPorta recently got married and saw the blessings continue with a special trip to ...

Detroit Lions tight end and Iowa football alum Sam LaPorta and his wife visited the Vatican City and received a blessing from ...

Let us listen to this voice that comes from on High:” the Chicago-born pope said. “Heal the lacerations caused by the bloody ...

After a Pro Bowl season in his rookie year in 2023, LaPorta hauled in 60 catches for 726 yards and seven touchdowns over 16 ...

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowds while holding his first general audience on May 21, 2025, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune ...

Fred Hoiberg, a former Big 12 Coach of the Year, enters a pivotal season at Nebraska looking to improve on his .438 win percentage and replicate the early succe ...