US EditionChicago mayor: ‘Everything dope, including the Pope, comes from Chicago!’
- Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, was elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, becoming the first U.S.-born pope in the Catholic Church's 2,000-year history.
- Prevost’s election followed his prominent career as an Augustinian leader and archbishop in Peru, after which Pope Francis appointed him to vet bishop nominations.
- The archdiocese of Chicago, with 1.9 million Catholics across 216 parishes, greeted his elevation with excitement, amid questions about his influence on church dynamics and local culture.
- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson shared his excitement on social media, proclaiming that some of the city’s best things—including the Pope—originate from Chicago. Meanwhile, discussions confirmed that Pope Leo XIV is a devoted White Sox fan, despite earlier confusion about his team allegiance.
- Prevost’s election could affect Catholic social issues and unity in the U.S., reflecting the church’s evolving demographic shaped by immigrants, especially from Latin America.
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Chicago reacts to the election of the city's own Pope Leo XIV
(Photo by Francesco Sforza – Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images) (CHICAGO) — When Sherry Stone learned that childhood friend Robert Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, she got on her computer and did what few people can do: She emailed him a note of congratulations. “I told him we’re thinking of having our next grade school reunion at the Vatican,” she said. The election of a former Hyde Parker n…
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Chicago celebrates native son's elevation to pope
CHICAGO, USA – The old parish church buildings on Chicago’s far South Side where Pope Leo XIV grew up, attended grammar school, and launched his career as a priest are now vacated and in disrepair, a victim of the sometimes painful changes within the Roman Catholic Church since he was a boy. Even so, the derelict structures stand as a silent reminder to the new pontiff’s deep, long-standing ties to the city and the second largest Catholic archdi…
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