In his 27 years as Pope, St. John Paul II canonized more saints than any of his predecessors and influenced civic leaders ...

COMMENTARY: Like his Polish predecessor, the first American Pope stresses the complementarity of reason and faith.

Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic exhortation, Dilexi Te (“I have loved you”), was promulgated October 9, 2025, the feast day of ...

Whovian Charles Brammell remembers…. As a child a would tell what I considered a hilarious joke: ‘Knock knock’ “Who’s there?” ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 5, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, left, ...

Fontainebleau coach Kacie Mulé gave her team a simple message. Locked in a battle during Pope John Paul II’s Pink Game on Oct. 1, the long-time head coach told her players that going five sets “would ...

A mob of pro-Palestine protestors in Italy have defaced a statue of the late Pope John Paul II with graffiti labelling him a "fascist". The act of vandalism comes just weeks after thugs smashed up an ...

The controversy surrounding Cardinal Blase Cupich's decision to grant an award to Democratic Sen. Richard Durbin has come and gone. Durbin withdrew from the ceremony after 10 bishops publicly ...

11th-seeded Pope John upset third-seeded Hackettstown, 3-2 in penalties in the quarterfinals of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex tournament in Hackettstown. Damian Stawowy and Nicholas Acito scored a goal ...

Gavin Gilardi threw three touchdown passes to lead Delbarton to a 38-15 win over Pope John, in Sparta. The Green Wave (3-3) led 21-0 at the half thanks to Gilardi’s touchdown strikes to Grant Van ...

Oct. 4 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1876, the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now Texas A&M, opened. It was the first public higher education institution in Texas. In 1883, the ...