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Robert Prevost Becomes Pope Leo XIV, Making History

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 Roman Catholics.

CBS News on MSN · 4d

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost elected first American pope, becomes Pope Leo XIV

Never in the history of the Roman Catholic Church has there been an American pope, but now, one name has been coming up as a possible frontrunner. Robert Cardinal Prevost is originally from Chicago, and serves as the head of the church's Dicastery for Bishops.

amNewYork on MSN · 4d

WE HAVE A POPE: American Cardinal Robert Francis Provost of Chicago named leader of Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV

An American is now leading the Roman Catholic Church and more than 2 billion Catholics around the world. Cardinal Robert Francis Provost, 69, of Chicago was elected on the second day of the papal conclave at the Vatican,

Chicago area reacts to Pope Leo XIV

NBC Chicago on MSN · 8h

Will Pope Leo XIV visit Chicago? Here's what he told NBC's Lester Holt

Pope Leo XIV is busy in his first full week of work in the Vatican, but will he consider making a trip home to Chicago in the near future?

Block Club Chicago · 16h

Is Pope Leo XIV Actually From Chicago? Yes, He Is — And South Suburban Dolton, Too

Whether someone is actually from Chicago is a uniquely sensitive question for its natives. We're here to break it down.

TIME on MSN · 15h

How Chicago Shaped Pope Leo XIV

He is a man formed by his experience in the church of Chicago, especially the south side,’ writes Mark Francis, CSV.

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New Pope Elected: Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Emerges Victorious From Conclave After White Smoke Billows From Sistine Chapel

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was chosen as the 267th Pope elected by 133 cardinals locked inside the Sistine ...

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Trump and Pope Leo are among Earth's most powerful Americans. They lead in different roles and realms

The motto of one newly elected American world leader: " Fight! " The other introduced himself to the world with his first ...

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Chicago Businesses Cash In On Pope Mania

Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — has been welcomed with American capitalism in his home city, with ...

Daywatch special edition: Chicago’s pope

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...

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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 ...

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CBS Chicago Vault: Pope John Paul II enthralls Chicagoans in 1979 visit

Pope John Paul II arrived in the U.S. on Monday, Oct. 1, 1979 — touching down in Boston, and stopping in New York, ...

‘Viva Papa Leo!’ At U.S. Masses, Dawn of Homegrown Pope Brings an Air of Electricity.

In Chicago, New Orleans and beyond, elated worshipers and priests celebrated their immediate sense of connection with Pope ...

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