His latest public display of fandom? Wednesday, he was spotted at the Vatican sporting a ‘47 branded White Sox cap, along with his white papal cassock.

Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to find hope and meaning in their lives through God and in service to others.

The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan’s political career ended Friday with a 7 1/2-year prison sentence and a $2.5 million fine for the former Illinois House speaker and the longest-serving...