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Chicago's St. Mary's church, connected to Pope Leo XIV's past, captures local interest amid restoration efforts.
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 Prevost family belonged to the now-shuttered St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in the Riverdale neighborhood on the South ...
"The Pope is from Chicago. This is one of the biggest moments in the modern history of our city," said Mayor Brandon Johnson ...
Social media users welcome the Chicago-born head of the Catholic Church - He may lead Vatican City now, but the internet is ...
Who is Pope Leo XIV? Chicago native Robert Prevost makes history as new pope. In a historic decision, the Catholic Church ele ...
Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born 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 ...
The Catholic Church has a new hymn, and it's "Go Sox, go!" The College of Cardinals selected its first Chicago-style pope, and the internet is already making memes, edits and merch. ABC7 Chicago is ...