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Readers can look to the past to discover more about the man who became the first truly American Pope.
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Pope Leo XIV is warning that artificial intelligence could negatively impact the intellectual, neurological and spiritual ...
The last four popes of the Catholic Church — John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis, and our new pope, Leo XIV — had hardworking ...
Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and the first American pope, wore a White Sox baseball cap during a public appearance at the ...
Pope Leo XIV, who is the first American-born pontiff, sported a Chicago White Sox cap while meeting newlywed couples as part ...
As a Jesuit, Pope Francis also adhered to a vow of poverty, making him the first pope to live under a vow of poverty since the mid-1800s. Francis reportedly refused any personal income during his ...
Since news of the new pope, Robert Prevost, who assumed the name Leo XIV, hit the wires, he has been universally celebrated as being an American from Chicago. But he’s also another important ...
The clerk’s office discovered a Declaration of Intention form signed by Pope Leo XIV’s paternal grandfather, the first step in becoming a U.S. citizen.
In this respect, the Pope is hardly an exception, as many Chicago pastors have been sent to do missionary work in Latin America, according to the historian Deborah Kanter.
In the weeks since Pope Francis’s passing, the internet has been flooded by papal memes, election analysis, and even close readings of the newly appointed Pope Leo XIV’s own posts.
Usually, popes live in the papal apartments at the Apostolic Palace. Pope Leo may buck tradition like Pope Francis. Photos show the spacious quarters.