Opinion

Pope Leo XIV: Why the College of Cardinals chose Chicago native and Augustinian to lead the church

When 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost appeared on the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time as Pope Leo XIV on May 8, he was cheered loudly by the huge crowd of pilgrims, tourists, local Catholics and other onlookers who had waited hours for the first sign of white smoke and the official announcement.

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Letters to the editor

We would like to thank the community for its remarkable response to the grand opening of our new Emergency Department expansion. Special thanks to the Newton Chamber of Commerce for leading the

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Getting Crimea right

The Western press often refers to the return of Crimea to Russia in 2014 as being a violent event similar to the Russian invasion of the Ukraine. This is wrong and a total failure of our press to do its homework.

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