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Prominent Chicago priest hails local-born Pope Leo XIV

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How the new Pope Leo XIV’s childhood church in Chicago fell into disrepair — and what may lie ahead

Many sites associated with past popes have become museums or holy destinations for the faithful. But Pope Leo XIV’s childhood church closed years ago.

Prominent Chicago priest hails local-born Pope Leo XIV as advocate for poor, baseball fan

According to Chicago church leaders, Pope Leo XIV, a city native, has a heart for the poor and is also a baseball fan. He roots for the White Sox, according to his brother John Prevost.

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"Everything dope, including the pope, comes from Chicago!": Celebrations abound for Pope Leo XIV

The election of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, as the new pontiff has delighted Catholics and officials alike.

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CBS Chicago Vault: Pope John Paul II enthralls Chicagoans in 1979 visit

Pope John Paul II arrived in the U.S. on Monday, Oct. 1, 1979 — touching down in Boston, and stopping in New York, ...

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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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Chicago celebrates native son's elevation to pope

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Friday his country wanted to develop relations with Russia, and he derided European ...

‘One of our own’: Chicago archdiocese leaders happily shocked by choice of pope

The Very Rev. Gregory Sakowicz — who grew up in Park Ridge and Chicago’s North Side — was dispensing communion Thursday ...

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Chicago Augustinians defend their longtime member, the new pope, on his handling of the sex abuse crisis

The Catholic religious order's Chicago-based province released a statement about Robert Prevost, who this week became Pope ...

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New pope is a ‘Cubs fan,’ says prominent Chicago priest

According to church leaders from the Archdiocese of Chicago, newly elected Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from America, has a ...

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How Pope Leo’s childhood church in Chicago fell into disrepair — and what may lie ahead

People who gathered outside the abandoned St. Mary of the Assumption this week mused about what the future might hold for ...

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Chicago Archdiocese excited about Chicago native Robert Prevost being elected pope

Members of the Archdiocese of Chicago express their joy as local native Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV. Copyright 2025 ...

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