Mayor on Pope Leo: ‘Everything dope, including the Pope, comes from Chicago!’
CHICAGO (WGN) — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago and raised in South Holland, has been selected to lead the Catholic Church as the 267th pope.
He will be known as Pope Leo XIV and becomes the first pope from the United States in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.
Chicago-area reaction to Pope Leo’s election is below
CHICAGO — A South Side high school and the new pope share more than just a hometown. They share a name, too. Leo High School, an all-boys Catholic school located at 7901 South Sangamon Street in Auburn Gresham, held a special prayer service Monday for Pope Leo XIV, the pontiff…
CHICAGO (WGN) — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago and raised in South Holland, has been selected to lead the Catholic Church as the 267th pope. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV and becomes the first pope from the United States in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Chicago-area reaction…