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Cardinal Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, is the first pope from the United States
Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. He grew up in Dolton and attended St. Mary of the Assumption. A childhood friend said ...
Robert Prevost, the first American pope, is from Chicago and jokes are already flowing: ‘All Communion wafers will be deep-dish’
Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Thursday as the first ever American pope – and folks in the Windy City are ...
Photos: The Chicago area reacts to a new pope
Patrick Feltz, 28, of Villa Park, sports his homemade pope hat while waiting to enter Rate Field in Chicago for a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Miami Marlins on May 10, 2025. It ...
Credit Chicago nuns for Robert Prevost's rise to pope
St. Mary of the Assumption Parish included this photo commemorating the 1982 meeting of a newly ordained Robert Prevost and ...
Pope Leo XIV brings hope to Chicago sports fans, and the Knicks for their Villanova ties
The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the ...
These 10 U.S. Cardinals Have a Vote in Selecting the Next Pope
Six are joining in their first papal conclave, and four others participated in the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis.
Chicago Augustinians defend their longtime member, the new pope, on his handling of the sex abuse crisis
The Catholic religious order's Chicago-based province released a statement about Robert Prevost, who this week became Pope ...