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A first U.S. pope: Cardinal Robert Prevost chosen as successor to Pope Francis
A U.S. bishop thought it was unlikely that Catholic cardinals would break with more than two centuries of precedent to pick a ...
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Pope Leo XIV: What to know about Chicago-born Robert Prevost
But he has the patience of a saint.” “Hey Chicago, He’s a Sox fan!” reads the White Sox scoreboard after Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, was chosen as the 267th pontiff on May 8 ...
Who Is the New Pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost? What to Know About the First American Pontiff
On day two of the conclave, Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Here's ...
These St. Rita students picked Cardinal Robert Prevost for new pope just because he's from Chicago
Seniors at St. Rita High School on Chicago's Southwest Side were given a pretty straightforward assignment this week: choose ...
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 ...
Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes first American-born pope
Pope Leo XIV has been known as the “Latin Yankee” in Rome for the decades he worked in Peru, ministering to the dispossessed ...
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 ...