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Da Pope: Chicago Loses Its Mind Over Homegrown Pontiff
Within minutes of the announcement, Chicagoans had Photoshopped the new pope holding an Italian beef sandwich and made at ...
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Chicago celebrates historic moment as one of its own becomes first American pope
This morning, the city of Chicago — famously known as the City of Big Shoulders — is embracing one of the biggest honors in ...
Chicago native Robert Prevost becomes the first pope from the US in history
Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, ...
Who is Robert Francis Prevost? Details to know about the first pope from United States
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago, is the new pope and has taken the name Leo XIV. He is the first elected ...
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 ...
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The new pope is from Chicago. Here are some of his ties to Illinois
Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield released a statement expressing profound joy and deep gratitude to ...
Robert Prevost, the first American pope, is from Chicago and jokes are already flowing: ‘All communion wafers will be deep-dish’
Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Thursday as the first ever American pope – and folks in the Windy City are ...