The Archdiocese of Chicago celebrated the historic election of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV on June 14 at Rate Field, home of the White Sox. The program included music, film, in-person testimonials and prayer. A Catholic Mass will be celebrated afterward.
On May 8, Prevost made history as the first American-born pope in the Catholic church’s 2,000-year history. The 69-year-old Augustinian missionary was raised in south suburban Dolton and earned his master’s in divinity from Chicago Theological Union.
Members of Neocatechumenal Way gather outside of Rate Field before celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV with a citywide gathering and Catholic Mass on June 14, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Members of Little Sisters of the Poor exit the Red Line before making their way to Rate Field as Chicago celebrates the election of Pope Leo XIV with a citywide gathering and Catholic Mass on June 14, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
Members of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy Luciano Vargas, 5, and David Foerster, 5, sit in the sun before programming begins during a celebration of the election of Pope Leo XIV with a citywide gathering and Catholic Mass at Rate Field on June 14, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Sister Max Nanyanzi, of Immaculate Heart of Mary Reparatrix, left, Sister Bernadette Wanza, of Little Sisters of St. Francis, and Sister Mary Njane, of Little Sisters of St. Francis, enter Rate Field before celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV with a citywide gathering and Catholic Mass on June 14, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Members of Little Sisters of the Poor exit the Red Line before making their way to Rate Field as Chicago celebrates the election of Pope Leo XIV with a citywide gathering and Catholic Mass in Chicago on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
Sister Max Nanyanzi, of Immaculate Heart of Mary Reparatrix, waits in line to enter Rate Field before celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV with a citywide gathering and Catholic Mass on June 14, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)People exit the Red Line before making their way to Rate Field as Chicago celebrates the election of Pope Leo XIV with a citywide gathering and Catholic Mass on June 14, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Members of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy, Eli Allen, 9, left, and Johan Lin, 7, sit before programming begins during a celebration of the election of Pope Leo XIV with a citywide gathering and Catholic Mass at Rate Field on June 14, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
Mike Donatelli exits the Red Line before making his way to Rate Field as Chicago celebrates the election of Pope Leo XIV with a citywide gathering and Catholic Mass on June 14, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Members of Little Sisters of St. Francis walk towards Rate Field before celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV with a citywide gathering and Catholic Mass on June 14, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Maria Alarcon Monteza, of Chiclayo, Peru, poses for a portrait while waiting to enter Rate Field before celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV with a citywide gathering and Catholic Mass on June 14, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
