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Pope’s Childhood in a Changing Chicago Tells a Story of Catholic America
Chicago’s South Side was solidly working class during Pope Leo’s childhood, said Rob Paral, a researcher at the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois Chicago. The family attended a South Side church, but they lived in Dolton, a suburb just past the city line.
Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.
“The former St. Mary of the Assumption building is unique for its connection to the youth of the first American pope, but it ...
As cardinals in Rome get ready for the papal conclave, some kids in Chicago got an idea of their job ahead with a special ...
More than a dozen members of the Gary Memorial United Methodist Church in Wheaton already traveling in Rome witnessed papal ...
People who gathered outside the abandoned St. Mary of the Assumption this week mused about what the future might hold for ...
Catholics are surprised and delighted in Chicago, where the church's influence persists despite declining numbers.
Reaction was swift, widespread and boisterous in Chicago on Thursday after the Vatican announced the election of the ...
Pope Leo XIV has made history after being elected the first American-born pontiff. The 69-year-old former Robert Prevost was ...
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