‘Wow, I just can’t believe it’: Chicago home town shock at Pope Leo XIV’s election

‘Wow, I just can’t believe it’: Chicago home town shock at Pope Leo XIV’s election

The archbishop of Philadelphia, the US city where the first American pope Leo XIV spent his student days, told AFP after the pontiff was elected that he “honestly didn’t think it would be him”.

Pope Leo XIV’s family: What to know about his parents and their deep Chicago ties

Here’s a look at what we discovered about some of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV’s family members in the Tribune archives: Mildred A. Martinez Prevost (mother): Raised in Chicago with five sisters — including two who became nuns — she graduated from Immaculata High School for girls in June 1929, according to Tribune archives. Mildred A. Martinez, the mother of Pope Leo XIV, was one of 200 young women given Immaculata High School diplomas on June 12, …

Who are Robert Prevost parents? Here's who Pope Leo's dad, mom were, where they lived

Cardinal Robert Prevost made history as the first U.S.-born pontiff, but who are his parents? Are they alive? Does he have siblings? Here's his family

All About Pope Leo XIV's Parents: The People Who Raised the First American Pope

On May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as Pope. Here's what we know about Pope Leo XIV, including details about his parents!

Who are Robert Prevost's family members? Here are Pope Leo XIV's parents, siblings

Prevost, a U.S. native and naturalized citizen of Peru, spent his childhood growing up in Chicago. Here's what we know about his family.

America Gets Brutally Roasted Within Seconds Of New American Pope Leo XIV’s Big Reveal

ABC News anchor David Muir delivered a devastating zinger to the United States Of America seconds after newly-anointed Pope Leo XIV was revealed.