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The pope is on the line: AP is there for pontiff’s call to his brother in Chicago
An interview with a brother of Pope Leo XIV conducted by a journalist for The Associated Press was interrupted when the new ...
Old Footage of New Pope Caught on Camera at 2005 World Series in Chicago Resurfaces
Two decades before becoming Pope, Robert Prevost was just a regular ol’ White Sox fan rooting for his team at the World ...
These St. Rita students picked Cardinal Robert Prevost for new pope just because he's from Chicago
The students were blunt: None of them expected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago-born cardinal who had served for ...
‘Da Pope’ thrills Chicago Catholics — and raises high expectations
In a place where civic pride is a way of life, Chicagoans need little help believing the election of Pope Leo shows their ...
How a Chicago native became pope: See Robert Francis Prevost's path to making history
Taking the name Leo XIV, the American was elected to be the 267th pontiff and spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...
Pope Leo XIV celebrated in Chicago with mass at Holy Name Cathedral as many remember his early life
A special mass is underway at Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral for the first American-born pope. Pope Leo XIV grew up in South ...
La Grange area leaders laud selection of Chicago-area pope
Nazareth Academy President Deborah Tracy said Pope Leo XIV will continue work inline with Nazareth and the Sisters of St.
He Grew Up in a Parish on Chicago’s South Side. Now He’s the Pope.
The new pope, who was born Robert Francis Prevost, hails from the Chicago area, where he grew up in a southern suburb just ...