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Chicago's Cardinal Cupich says Pope Leo XIV is "going to be a voice" for issues like immigration, climate change
Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, said he expects Pope Leo XIV "feels an obligation," to speak to what he called ...
‘Chicago Pope’: Leo XIV’s roots unleash spate of holy humour
The new pontiff’s home city has welcomed him with jokey tropes, from its deep dish pizzas to stained-glass windows depicting ...
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Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost gains papal buzz
A Chicago-born Cardinal is getting attention as a possible contender to be the new pope, but scholars say an American in the ...
Chicago archbishop says Pope Leo will focus on immigration, drug trade, rising sea levels
Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, said on Sunday that he thinks Pope Leo XIV will carry forward Francis’s ...
Leo High School to hold prayer service for new Chicago-born pope on Monday
A special prayer service is set to happen on Monday for Pope Leo at Chicago's Leo High School on the South Side.
Cardinal Dolan reveals how future Pope Leo XIV ‘impressed’ him at the conclave — and predicts what kind of pontiff he will be
With this one simple Latin word – literally, I accept — Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost, Chicago native, a priest of the religious order known as the Augustinians, missionary to Peru, Cardinal of the ...
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 ...