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Vance gifts Pope Leo XIV books, personalized Chicago Bears jersey at Vatican
Vice President JD Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, was part of a delegation meeting with the Pope. In addition to ...
Tears, prayers in St. Peter's Square as Augustinian from Chicago is installed as Pope Leo XIV
It’s just remarkable to see someone I know as the pope,” said the Rev. Joe Roccasalva, an Augustinian priest who grew up in ...
Chicago Archdiocese to celebrate Pope Leo XIV with Mass at Rate Field
The Archdiocese of Chicago will celebrate the historic election of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV on June 14 at Rate Field, home ...
‘How absurd is that?’: Pope Leo XIV, once just a Villanova student named Bob, is a Wildcats basketball fan
Whitey Rigsby had just landed in Chicago to attend a Villanova function and was still on the plane when his wife, Becky, ...
JD Vance gives Pope Leo a Chicago-themed gift during meeting at Vatican
U.S. Vice President JD Vance gave Pope Leo XIV a special Chicago-themed gift during a meeting at the Vatican on Monday.
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Pope Leo XIV’s link to Haiti is part of a broader American story of race, citizenship, and migration
Pope Leo XIV's genealogy can be traced back to Haiti, where his grandfather, Joseph Norval Martinez. His census records tell ...
JD Vance gives Pope Leo XIV an invitation from Trump to visit US
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States during a meeting at the ...
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 ...
Pope Leo affirms marriage between man and woman, but some Chicago Catholics hope for LGBTQ outreach
Some Catholics in Chicago still hope the new pope will signal greater acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community — with time.