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White Sox to unveil a graphic installation honoring Pope Leo XIV
The graphic installation at Rate Field marks the location where the future pope cheered for Chicago in Game 1 of the 2005 ...
Pope Leo’s childhood home now up for auction
The three-bedroom, 1,050 square-foot home was built in 1949 and last sold in May 2024 for $66,000, before being put up for ...
Can Leo, a pan-American pope, boost the Catholic Church’s popularity?
There are early signs that Pope Leo XIV is capitalizing on a moment of euphoria for Catholics and gaining traction within a ...
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.
Pope Leo’s Style of American Leadership Is a Hopeful Opportunity
Leo’s commitments present a challenge to the nationalism and isolationism currently promoted by the White House.
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 ...
'Pray for the new pope Americano': Italians warm to Chicago-born Pope Leo as merch hits Rome streets
Italians — and Romans in particular — have had mixed responses to the so-called “American pope.” Most are cautiously ...
Pope Leo XIV affirms family is based on union between a man and a woman, unborn has inherent dignity
Pope Leo XIV affirmed Friday that the family is founded on the “stable union between a man and a woman,” and that the unborn ...