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Pope Leo XIV gets Chicago sports treatment

Chicago Tribune · 2h

Pope Leo XIV is a ‘Midwesterner who is not afraid of hard work,’ Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich says

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich participated in the conclave that elected Robert Prevost to lead the Catholic Church as pope.

Block Club Chicago · 8h

Pope Leo XIV Named First American Pope — And He’s From Chicago

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Bronzeville and raised in the south suburbs, will be known as Pope Leo XIV.

Chicago Sun-Times · 12h

Chicago high school cheers White Sox fan Pope Leo XIV — 'He's one of us'

While Robert Francis Prevost didn’t attend St. Rita of Cascia High School in Ashburn, his connection to the school runs deep. In the 1980s, he was a substitute and summer school teacher at the school for math and physics.

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Chicago Tribune · 9h

Chicago native Robert Prevost becomes the first pope from the US in history

Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the 2,000-year

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

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 Roman Catholics.

CBS News on MSN · 6h

These St. Rita students picked Cardinal Robert Prevost for new pope just because he's from Chicago

Seniors at St. Rita High School on Chicago's Southwest Side were given a pretty straightforward assignment this week: choose a potential pope and give a presentation. Then came the curveball from the papal conclave.

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‘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 ...

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New Pope Elected: Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Emerges Victorious From Conclave After White Smoke Billows From Sistine Chapel

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was chosen as the 267th Pope elected by 133 cardinals locked inside the Sistine ...

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In Pope Leo, Some in MAGA Movement See an Antagonist

While President Trump welcomed the U.S.-born cardinal as the new pope, top Trump allies criticized Leo XIV for his ...

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Does the New Pope Root for the Chicago Cubs or White Sox? An Investigation

John Prevost, Pope Leo's older brother, confirmed his MLB allegiance in multiple interviews, putting to rest the debate ...

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Advocates press for accounting of sex-abuse cases in new pope's past jurisdictions

The new pope, Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He's been in positions of ...

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Pope Leo XIV's first full day as pontiff: Live updates from first mass and more

A formal Mass to mark the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV will take place on May 18 in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced ...

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How long before the new pope is announced? Here's timing and what to expect

A new pope has officially been elected as white smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St ...

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