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Pope’s Childhood in a Changing Chicago Tells a Story of Catholic America

Chicago’s South Side was solidly working class during Pope Leo’s childhood, said Rob Paral, a researcher at the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois Chicago. The family attended a South Side church, but they lived in Dolton, a suburb just past the city line.

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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 city is among God’s favorites.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Chicago Celebrates Its Native Son's Elevation to Pope

Sisters Isabel Fitzgerald, 11, Vivian Fitzgerald, 8, and Lucia Fitzgerald, 5, from Chicago, stand inside St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, where Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost of the United States, used to attend while growing up,

Robert Prevost elected 1st American pope in history

The Washington Post on MSN · 10h

What Pope Leo XIV means for the U.S. Catholic church and Trump

The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe of Catholics, riven by political divisions that have thwarted the will of his predecessors.

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Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America

The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the archives and discovered the pope had deep roots in the Big Easy. All four of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandparents were “free people of color” in Louisiana based on 19th-century census records,

Boston.com · 1d

Pope Leo XIV: Robert Prevost elected first American pope in history

Robert Prevost elected first American pope in history Pope Leo XIV, the American Robert Prevost, said “Peace be with you” in his first words as pope.

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Priest sex abuse survivors hopeful Pope Leo XIV brings change to Catholic Church

The Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests is calling for the new pope to impose a zero-tolerance policy.

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LGBTQ Catholics hope Pope Leo XIV continues Francis' legacy of acceptance

Many LGBTQ Catholics viewed Pope Francis as a pioneer for acceptance. Now, with Pope Leo XIV, they hope he will continue this ...

Chicago loudly and proudly claims homegrown Pope Leo XIV — and the ‘Pope’s Pizza’ at Aurelio’s

Chicagoans have predictably reacted in grandiose fashion with humor and genuine affection for South Sider Robert Prevost as ...

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Pope Leo Vows to Address U.S. Catholic Church 'Challenges'

"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.

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Pope Leo XIV Faces Financial Headache as New Catholic Church Leader

Pope Leo XIV, the first person from the United States to lead the Catholic Church, is taking on a financial headache in his ...

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.

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Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as leader of the Catholic Church

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

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Pope Leo XIV says Catholic Church must illuminate 'dark nights of this world' in first Mass

Pope Leo XIV, history's first North American pope, has celebrated his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel.Cardinals ...

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Wheaton church group witnesses Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV greeting the public in Rome

More than a dozen members of the Gary Memorial United Methodist Church in Wheaton already traveling in Rome witnessed papal ...

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Pope Leo XIV’s Chicago roots has Bears fans feeling very hopeful about the Caleb Williams era

Already, with the New York Knicks and their Villanova-built team riding high up 2-0 over the Boston Celtics in the second ...

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