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

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

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

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

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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 ...

Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta posted photos this week of receiving a blessing by Pope Leo XIV at St. Peter’s Basilica ...

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

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

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

An estimated one in four Illinoisans have unclaimed property held by the state treasurer's office. Among those unknowingly ...

Pope Leo belongs to the order of Saint Augustine, an order dedicated to service and to helping the poor. In a world that can be upsetting and dangerous, it serves us well to have good role models.