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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 ...
New Pope Robert Prevost is from Chicago — and he’s a fan of Windy City sports
Sports fans had one question when Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago was elected as the new pope: What are his favorite teams ...
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 ...
White smoke at Vatican, phones blowing up in Chicago: Their old classmate Robert is pope
Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.
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 ...
Dolton neighbor told young Cardinal Robert Prevost he would be pope someday, New Lenox brother says
When Cardinal Robert Prevost was in the first grade, his neighbor told him he would be the first American pope, his brother ...
Robert Prevost was ‘the pride and joy of every priest and nun’ who grew up in Chicago’s south side
Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south side suburbs, where he grew up playing “pretend priest” and ...
‘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 ...