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White smoke at Vatican, phones blowing up in Chicago: Their old classmate Robert is pope
Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.
Robert Prevost was ‘the pride and joy of every priest and nun’ who grew up in Chicago’s south side
Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south side suburbs, where he grew up playing “pretend priest” and ...
Chicago online auction startup Unicorn turning whiskey bottles into windfalls
Unicorn, a 5-year-old online auction platform for wines and spirits, has quickly established itself as the eBay of imbibing, ...
From the south suburbs to helping choose the next pope
Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...
Chicago students who held mock conclave overjoyed at selection of Chicago-born pope
The students at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Academy were overjoyed Thursday when the College of Cardinals elected Chicago-born ...