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See Robert Francis Prevost's path to making history

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 Roman Catholics.

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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 a potential pope and give a presentation. Then came the curveball from the papal conclave.

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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 maybe now that he's pope, their old church will be reopened.

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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 ...

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Is Robert Prevost a Cubs or White Sox fan? What to know about Pope Leo XIV's Chicago roots

White smoke trickled through the air in Vatican City on Thursday afternoon, signaling the appointment of the Bishop of Rome - ...

Pope Leo XIV Grew Up Near Chicago: Does He Call Himself a Cubs or a White Sox Fan?

John Prevost – the brother of Robert Prevost, who was elected pope on Thursday – said in an interview with WGN that Robert is a fan of the Chicago White Sox.

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

Almost immediately after the Tribune published an article Thursday mentioning that the newly-elected Pope Leo XIV had dined ...

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Victims’ group alleges Pope Leo XIV mishandled sexual abuse cases involving priests in Chicago and Peru

Six weeks before American Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the activist group Survivors Network of those Abused ...

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The Internet’s Funniest Jokes About the Chicago Pope

Pope Leo has been on Twitter since 2011 and has a history of tweets that are now being dissected by online sleuths and ...

From the south suburbs to helping choose the next pope

Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...

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Daily Briefing: Pope Leo's first mass

The first American pope begins his leadership of the Roman Catholic Church. Here is the news to know on Friday.

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