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White smoke at Vatican, phones blowing up in Chicago: Their old classmate Robert is pope
At St. Mary of the Assumption school in Chicago’s southern suburbs, Robert Prevost was quiet, kind and studious. Mostly, he ...
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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 ...
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Is that the pope’s brother? Chicago student gets an in-flight surprise
The 27-year-old grad student’s suspicions were confirmed. He was sitting next to John Prevost, the sociable older brother of ...
‘This is nuts’: How Louis Prevost learned his brother had become pope
( NewsNation) — “Holy cow, this is nuts,” said Louis Prevost as he watched his younger brother, Robert, become Pope Leo XIV ...
Photos: The Chicago area reacts to a new pope
Patrick Feltz, 28, of Villa Park, sports his homemade pope hat while waiting to enter Rate Field in Chicago for a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Miami Marlins on May 10, 2025. It ...
Leo High School to hold prayer service for new Chicago-born pope on Monday
A special prayer service is set to happen on Monday for Pope Leo at Chicago's Leo High School on the South Side.