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Growing up, Louis Prevost knew there was something special about his brother, Pope Leo XIV. "We knew as a family from a very young age, there was something special about Rob," Louis told CBS News ...
The new pope is a White Sox fan. Recently resurfaced footage has revealed that Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, attended Game 1 of the 2005 World Series in Chicago wearing Chicago White ...
The remarks, delivered in Italian and Spanish, were made from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. Pope Leo XIV delivered his first public remarks since taking over as leader of the Roman ...
There’s a long-running joke within the Creole community in New Orleans that everyone is related. The election of an American pope is giving the joke a fresh spin, says Father Ajani Gibson of St ...
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki has candidly confessed he “didn’t expect” the election of Pope Leo XIV, praising the new pontiff’s “warmth and humanity” while expressing hope for ...
Washington — President Trump celebrated the election of the first U.S.-born pope, calling it a "Great Honor" that Robert Francis Prevost, who chose Leo XIV as his papal name, was selected ...
As the first -ever Pope to hail from the U.S., Robert Prevost's American sports ties quickly became a point of global conversation after he was appointed Pope Leo XIV. As a Chicago native, Prevost ...
Like many Catholics around the world, the Rev. John Leo Oduor watched with intense interest as the church introduced a new pope at the Vatican in Rome on Thursday. Oduor, a priest at Christ the ...
Editor's Note: For the latest updates onPope Leo XIV's first full day as pontiff, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Friday, May 9. Pope Leo XIV marked his first full day as leader of the 1.4-billion ...
“We have an American pope and a Russian president,” Jimmy Kimmel said, calling it “an historic era.” By Trish Bendix Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s ...
The Chicago Cubs will have to fly the "L" on this one. The new pope doesn't root for your team. Prevost, who will now be called Pope Leo XIV, is from the south side of Chicago. The Cubs, on the ...
Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was elected the first pope from the United States on the second day of the conclave Thursday.Leo was born in Chicago and has dual citizenship in the ...