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Robert Prevost was ‘the pride and joy of every priest and nun’ who grew up in Chicago’s south side
Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south side suburbs, where he grew up playing “pretend priest” and ...
A first U.S. pope: Cardinal Robert Prevost chosen as successor to Pope Francis
A U.S. bishop thought it was unlikely that Catholic cardinals would break with more than two centuries of precedent to pick a ...
Chicago Augustinians defend their longtime member, the new pope, on his handling of the sex abuse crisis
The Catholic religious order's Chicago-based province released a statement about Robert Prevost, who this week became Pope ...
‘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 ...