Omaha Archbishop McGovern says Pope Leo’s Chicago home plays important role

Omaha Archbishop McGovern says Pope Leo’s Chicago home plays important role

One new archbishop in the United States says having a pope from Chicago is something to think about, since “Catholicism in Chicago has its own culture that would have been part of the Holy Father’s formation.” Archbishop Michael McGovern is the prelate who made the observation, and he would know. McGovern was ordained a priest of Chicago in 1994, where he served until 2020, when he became Bishop of Belleville. McGovern said the Archdiocese of Ch…