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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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Robert Prevost Is a Chicago Native, and Was Raised in the Catholic Church
Robert Prevost, who is now Pope Leo XIV, was born and raised in Chicago, although he did much of his service for the Church ...
Photos: The Chicago area reacts to a new pope
Patrick Feltz, 28, of Villa Park, sports his homemade pope hat while waiting to enter Rate Field in Chicago for a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Miami Marlins on May 10, 2025. It ...
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Chicago Businesses Cash In On Pope Mania
Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — has been welcomed with American capitalism in his home city, with ...
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From Chicago to the Vatican: Cobb man reflects on classmate turned pope
Cobb County's Michael Winters texted congratulations to his grade-school classmate. A few hours later, he got a thank you message with the signoff, Bob Prevost and Leo XIV.
Daywatch special edition: Chicago’s pope
Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...