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The Washington Post on MSN · 9h

What Pope Leo XIV means for the U.S. Catholic church and Trump

The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe of Catholics, riven by political divisions that have thwarted the will of his predecessors.

TIME on MSN · 15h

Pope Leo Vows to Address U.S. Catholic Church 'Challenges'

"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.

NBC Chicago on MSN · 9h

See inside: Pictures show inside of vacant church Pope Leo XIV attended as child

Thursday marked a historic day for the Catholic Church that particularly hit home for adherents around Chicago, with the election of area native Pope Leo XIV making him the first-ever American-born pope.

New pope grew up in the Chicago area

Chicago Sun-Times · 14h

Chicago area reacts to new pope — 'Everything dope, including the pope, comes from Chicago!'

"The Pope is from Chicago. This is one of the biggest moments in the modern history of our city," said Mayor Brandon Johnson in a statement.

The New York Times · 1d

He Grew Up in a Parish on Chicago’s South Side. Now He’s the Pope.

Pope Leo XIV became a new leader to the world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics. To the Rev. William Lego on the South Side of Chicago, who was watching television in his office when the new pope was announced,

Seattle Times · 1d

The new pope grew up in the Chicago area

The Prevost family belonged to the now-shuttered St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in the Riverdale neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, then populated by throngs of Catholic families.

10hon MSN

‘Da Pope’ thrills Chicago Catholics — and raises high expectations

In a place where civic pride is a way of life, Chicagoans need little help believing the election of Pope Leo shows their ...

Chicago abuzz with 'unbelievable' joy as native son is pope

Pope Leo XIV has been with Augustinian order almost since childhood, wanted to be one of their priests since he was 13 ...

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Pope Leo XIV is a ‘Midwesterner who is not afraid of hard work,’ Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich says

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich participated in the conclave that elected Robert Prevost to lead the Catholic Church as pope.

3don MSN

Students at Chicago Catholic school learn valuable lessons in mock conclave

As cardinals in Rome get ready for the papal conclave, some kids in Chicago got an idea of their job ahead with a special ...

9hon MSN

Pope's name was ‘best kept secret' in Catholic Church: Former Ambassador to Holy See

Pope Leo XIV’s election by the college of cardinals on Thursday surprised millions of Catholics around the world, including ...

14h

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 ...

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Chicago reacts with surprise, excitement to local priest's ascension to pope

Reaction was swift, widespread and boisterous in Chicago on Thursday after the Vatican announced the election of the ...

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