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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 ...
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 ...
Chicago native Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, first in history from United States
Prevost, a 69 member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV. He appeared on the loggia of St. Peter’s ...
New Pope's Chicago ties feed into huge wave of social media reactions
The election of Pope Leo XIV as the first-American pontiff shocked the world, and Chicago residents rejoiced in the Holy ...
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 ...
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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 ...
East Aurora District 131 to turn two elementary school classrooms into center for students new to the United States
East Aurora’s school board recently approved several new hires for the district’s International Newcomer Center set to begin ...
Pope Leo Vows to Look at ‘Challenges’ Facing the Church in the United States in Unearthed Interview
"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.