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Chicago celebrates native son's elevation to pope
The preliminary agreement is the first of dozens of tariff-lowering deals that Trump is trying to land in coming weeks after ...
Is Pope Leo XIV a Cubs or White Sox fan? Brother reveals the favorite hometown team
Since Robert Prevost is a Chicago native, baseball fans were eager to learn which baseball team the new pontiff supports.
Pope Leo XIV's brother settles crucial Chicago debate: Is the pontiff a White Sox or Cubs fan?
"He's Sox, and then the radio announced Cubs, and that's not true," the pope's older brother, John Prevost, told CBS News ...
Pope Leo XIV's Chicago roots inspire NFL fans to poke at the Bears' quarterback history
It's not exactly a secret that Chicago Bears jokes are told 365 days a year in Wisconsin. Even on the most holiest of dates ...
'Enthusiasm and joy' in new Pope's hometown of Chicago
The church where Pope Leo XIV attended mass as a child and served as an altar boy is now an empty shell.Only the stained ...
Here's what Pope Leo XIV has posted about politics — and the Trump administration — on social media
Hints as to what postures Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, might take on some of the most controversial issues ...
Pope Leo XIV's religious order still mired in secrecy over child sex abuse
The new pope, Chicago area native Robert Prevost, has faced criticism for not doing more to encourage his religious order, ...
How a Chicago native became pope: See Robert Francis Prevost's path to making history
Taking the name Leo XIV, the American was elected to be the 267th pontiff and spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...