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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 ...
He grew up in a parish on Chicago’s South Side. Now he’s the pope
The Prevost family belonged to the now-shuttered St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in the Riverdale neighborhood on the South ...
‘He’s one of us’: South Holland church celebrates bragging rights as Pope Leo XIV’s de facto home parish
After a series of closures by the Chicago Archdiocese, Christ Our Savior Church in South Holland has bragging rights as Pope ...
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Victims’ group alleges Pope Leo XIV mishandled sexual abuse cases involving priests in Chicago and Peru
The priest, Father James Ray, had been barred since 1991 from performing parish work or being alone with minors – ...
Chicago area reacts to new pope — 'Everything dope, including the pope, comes from Chicago!'
"The Pope is from Chicago. This is one of the biggest moments in the modern history of our city," said Mayor Brandon Johnson ...
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.
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Chicago’s St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Where Pope Leo XIV Once Worshiped, Gains Renewed Attention for Preservation
Chicago's St. Mary's church, connected to Pope Leo XIV's past, captures local interest amid restoration efforts.
The Catholic church's social service arm in Chicago uses lobbying firm that also represents abortion provider
Catholic Charities uses Cozen O'Connor for state government lobbying. So does Rush University Medical Center, which performs ...