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Owner of Pope Leo XIV's childhood home near Chicago has delisted the house after a flood of interest
The owner of Pope Leo XIV's childhood home was trying to sell the house. Then he discovered its history.
Chicago loudly and proudly claims homegrown Pope Leo XIV — and the ‘Pope’s Pizza’ at Aurelio’s
Almost immediately after the Tribune published an article Thursday mentioning that the newly-elected Pope Leo XIV had dined ...
Bears star Caleb Williams issues two-word reaction to Pope Leo XIV's election
The first American-born pope's sports loyalties have been widely debated. Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams needed ...
‘DA POPE!’ Leo XIV’s Chicago roots unleash spate of holy humor
A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s ...
Chicago pope-themed Portillo's, T-shirts and more pop up as city embraces Pope Leo XIV
Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, became the first pope from the United States. Now, Chicago businesses are getting in on the ...
Chicago native Pope Leo XIV spotted on broadcast from 2005 World Series
Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Robert Prevost, became the first American pope on Thursday. He's also also a long-suffering ...
Victims’ group alleges Pope Leo XIV mishandled sexual abuse cases involving priests in Chicago and Peru
Six weeks before American Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the activist group Survivors Network of those Abused ...
Wheaton church group witnesses Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV greeting the public in Rome
More than a dozen members of the Gary Memorial United Methodist Church in Wheaton already traveling in Rome witnessed papal ...