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Chicago Tribune · 3h

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.

The Associated Press - Busines… · 2h

‘DA POPE!’ Leo XIV’s Chicago roots unleash spate of holy humor

“DA POPE!” blared the front of the Chicago Sun-Times on Friday, one of countless spins on the city’s unique accent, immortalized in “Saturday Night Live” sketches. No matter how Pope Leo XIV actually appears, in this realm of humor, he’s a mustachioed everyman who swaps his Ts for Ds and his zucchetto for a Bears cap.

Chicago Sun-Times · 6h

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 action.

Chicago student reacts to new hometown pope

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 first-ever pope from the United States, a native of Chicago's working-class South Side.

CBS Colorado on MSN · 14h

Denver's Catholic community reacts to first American pope: "Very exciting. It's overwhelming"

The bells of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Denver sang out in joy Thursday morning because, for the 267th time, there is a new pope.

Chicago student reacts to new hometown pope: 'So awesome'

Cole Ceravolo is from Chicago and now attends Notre Dame University. He was in Vatican City when the new pope was announced and was delighted a hometown cardinal was chosen.

6hon MSN

The pope is on the line: AP is there for pontiff’s call to his brother in Chicago

An interview with a brother of Pope Leo XIV conducted by a journalist for The Associated Press was interrupted when the new ...

8hon MSN

Ope, it’s a Chicago pope. Excuse us while America riffs.

Thursday’s meme economy was flooded with images of the newly named Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago with the given name Robert ...

6hon MSN

These St. Rita students picked Cardinal Robert Prevost for new pope just because he's from Chicago

The students were blunt: None of them expected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago-born cardinal who had served for ...

4h

White Sox win one: Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV revealed to be fan of the South Siders

It was initially reported that the new pope was a Cubs fan, but his brother corrected the record in an interview with WGN-TV.

7hon 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 ...

1hon MSN

Old Footage of New Pope Caught on Camera at 2005 World Series in Chicago Resurfaces

Two decades before becoming Pope, Robert Prevost was just a regular ol’ White Sox fan rooting for his team at the World ...

7h

La Grange area leaders laud selection of Chicago-area pope

Nazareth Academy President Deborah Tracy said Pope Leo XIV will continue work inline with Nazareth and the Sisters of St.

12h

The Internet’s Funniest Jokes About the Chicago Pope

Pope Leo has been on Twitter since 2011 and has a history of tweets that are now being dissected by online sleuths and ...

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