Pope Leo XIV started his journey to papacy in St. Louis
Friday, 9 May 2025 () Nearly 70 years before becoming pope, Robert Francis Prevost called the Midwest home. Prevost, who on Thursday became Pope Leo XIV, was born in 1955 in Chicago and is a White Sox fan. His journey to the papacy, however, began south of the Windy City across the Mississippi River in St. Louis. On Sept. 1, 1977, Prevost started his path to the priesthood as a novice of the Order of St. Augustine in St. Louis. The religious order has a presence in around 50 countries and holds the core value to “live…
"We were teasing him when he was six years old: 'you're going to be the Pope'" says the brother of Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Catholic Church. Outside his home in Florida, his brother Louis recounts watching the white smoke rise from the Sistine Chapel: "At the back of my mind, I...
Pope Leo XIV says his choice of name reflects a commitment to social causes embraced by Leo XIII, a late 19th century pontiff and determined defender of workers' rights during the industrial..
White smoke over the Vatican signaled a historic moment: Robert Prevost, a cardinal from Chicago, has been elected the first American pope in the history of the Catholic Church. Now known as Pope Leo..
Visitors are pouring into Dolton, Illinois, to witness the humble beginnings of Pope Leo XIV. The vacant childhood home of the beloved pontiff has become a historic pilgrimage site, drawing crowds and..
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