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Pope Leo affirms marriage between man and woman, but some Chicago Catholics hope for LGBTQ outreach
Some Catholics in Chicago still hope the new pope will signal greater acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community — with time.
Erie Catholic bishop once met new pope; Episcopal bishop headed to Leo XIV's inauguration
One Erie bishop met the new pope almost a decade ago in Rome. Another bishop with local ties is going to Pope Leo XIV's ...
Area parishes relishing new Pope Leo XIV who has local roots, but his ‘message is going to be universal’
The elevation of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost to pope earlier this month has been a point of pride for Chicagoland ...
Pope Leo XIV affirms family is based on union between a man and a woman, unborn has inherent dignity
Pope Leo XIV has affirmed core Catholic teaching on marriage and the unborn in his first meeting with the ambassadors ...
West St. Paul pastor recalls spending the summer of 1980 in Minnesota with a friend — Pope Leo XIV
While working at a Minneapolis hospital, the future pope saw “The Blues Brothers” at a Roseville theater and ate at Black ...
Alexander: Can we talk baseball and tennis with the new pope?
This week’s bucket o’ notes also discusses the fluidity of college eligibility, the return of a future Hall of Famer and the ...
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Pope Leo XIV on social media: Instagram and X accounts up and growing
While Pope Leo XIV has deleted the account he began as Father Robert F. Prevost on Twitter, now X, in 2011, the Vatican has ...
Pope Leo XIV’s brother describes ‘life-altering event’ impacting family
Jetlagged but excited, Pope Leo XIV’s brother, John Prevost, is catching up on daily life after a whirlwind few days in the ...