Assumption Cemetery in Glenwood and Holy Sepulchre in Alsip, where Robert Prevost’s close relatives reside, remained peaceful Friday.
Pope Leo XIV’s family gravesites in Glenwood, Alsip receive virtual visitors
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From left and right, US Catholics hope Pope Leo XIV fulfills hopes
News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV ’s homeland.
Pope Leo XIV: What to know about Chicago-born Robert Prevost
Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, and offers a Happy Mother’s Day
Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff.
Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home in Dolton was on the market until Thursday. What comes next for the house?
The pontiff had lived in the house full-time until going off to a Michigan seminary for high school in 1969 and following that, to college at Villanova University in 1973.
Pope Leo XIV lays out vision of papacy and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity
Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue with some of the core priorities of Pope Francis.
Pope Leo XIV: What to know about Chicago-born Robert Prevost
Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.
How the new Pope Leo XIV’s childhood church in Chicago fell into disrepair — and what may lie ahead
Many sites associated with past popes’ lives have become museums or holy destinations for the faithful. But Pope Leo XIV’s childhood church in Chicago closed years ago.
Pope Leo XIV: What to know about Chicago-born Robert Prevost
Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.
A 2012 video shows comments from Pope Leo XIV that disappoint LGBTQ activists
Pope Leo XIV, in remarks in 2012 when he was the Augustinian prior general in Chicago, made comments critical of what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass media in promoting acceptance of same-sex relationships that conflicted with Catholic doctrine.