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Chicago native Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, first in history from United States
Prevost, a 69 member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV. He appeared on the loggia of St. Peter’s ...
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Chicago celebrates its native son’s elevation to pope
The old parish church buildings on Chicago’s far South Side where Pope Leo XIV grew up, attended grammar school and launched ...
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Chicago celebrates historic moment as one of its own becomes first American pope
This morning, the city of Chicago — famously known as the City of Big Shoulders — is embracing one of the biggest honors in ...
Where is Pope Leo XIV from? What to know about the Chicago-area native's background
The 2025 papal conclave ended Thursday with an historic moment, with Chicago-area native Pope Leo XIV being elected as the ...
From Chicago to the Vatican – how the world got its first US-born Pope
Former Cardinal Robert Prevost stunned his hometown on Thursday when the Vatican announced that the 69-year-old Chicago ...
Robert Prevost of the United States is named Pope Leo XIV
Robert Prevost of the U.S. is the new Catholic pontiff, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. The Chicago-born cardinal ministered in ...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Pope John Paul II’s visit in 1979
Rumors began to circulate in June 1979 that Pope John Paul II might travel to Chicago, which was then home to 2.4 million ...
Who Is Pope Leo XIV? Robert Prevost becomes 267th pontiff and first from the United States
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is the first Pope from the United States — and he appears to hold views in line with his late ...
United States women’s soccer star Mallory Swanson announces pregnancy
Mallory Swanson, a forward on the United States women's national soccer team (USWNT), and her baseball star husband, Dansby ...
Pope Leo XIV, first from the United States, gets emotional as he greets the world. Watch
Born as Robert Francis Prevost in 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, Pope Leo XIV grew up in a devout Catholic family in the Midwest.
United States star Mallory Swanson expecting her first child
United States forward Mallory Swanson is expecting her first child with husband Dansby Swanson, shortstop for the Chicago ...