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'Pray for the new pope Americano': Italians warm to Chicago-born Pope Leo as merch hits Rome streets
Italians — and Romans in particular — have had mixed responses to the so-called “American pope.” Most are cautiously ...
White Sox believe Pope Leo XIV is ‘on our side’ as they get set to honor him with stadium graphic
The Cubs initially claimed Pope Leo as one of their fans on the Wrigley Field marquee, but his brother, John Prevost, has ...
Pope Leo’s personal trainer reveals shock at learning client became next pontiff
An Italian personal trainer has spoken of his shock after learning his client for two years had been elected to lead the ...
Long Drives and Short Homilies: How Father Bob Became Pope Leo
A résumé of deep religious education, frontline pastoral experience, parish management and Vatican governance — along with a ...
Chicago's Cardinal Cupich says Pope Leo XIV is "going to be a voice" for issues like immigration, climate change
Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, said he expects Pope Leo XIV "feels an obligation," to speak to what he called ...
Pope Leo’s Childhood Home to Be Sold at Auction by Same Firm That Sold Donald Trump's Family House
The owner’s realtor, Steve Budzik, previously told PEOPLE that they were “reevaluating” their next move after they heard the ...
Dolton, the Chicago suburb that gave us a pope
Pope Leo’s hometown Dolton was hit with economic hardship following the collapse of the steel industry on the Far South Side.
How a working-class Chicago suburb and a tight-knit Catholic parish shaped the first American pope
In one of Chicago’s south suburbs, while other boys were playing cops and robbers, the future Pope Leo XIV would pretend to hold Mass in the basement of his family’s small brick home, reading from ...