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The Catholic church's social service arm in Chicago uses lobbying firm that also represents abortion provider
Catholic Charities uses Cozen O'Connor for state government lobbying. So does Rush University Medical Center, which performs ...
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Pope Leo’s sporting interests rooted in Chicago’s southside
Not long after the white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney in Vatican City and news broke that Robert Prevost ...
Pope’s Childhood in a Changing Chicago Tells a Story of Catholic America
Chicago’s South Side was solidly working class during Pope Leo’s childhood, said Rob Paral, a researcher at the Great Cities ...
Students at Chicago Catholic school learn valuable lessons in mock conclave
As cardinals in Rome get ready for the papal conclave, some kids in Chicago got an idea of their job ahead with a special ...
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Robert Prevost Is a Chicago Native, and Was Raised in the Catholic Church
Robert Prevost, who is now Pope Leo XIV, was born and raised in Chicago, although he did much of his service for the Church ...
A popular Chicago eatery is offering a Pope Leo-inspired sandwich. What’s on it?
A popular Chicago restaurant chain is celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV with a sandwich named in the pontiff’s honor.
White smoke at Vatican, phones blowing up in Chicago: Their old classmate Robert is pope
At St. Mary of the Assumption school in Chicago’s southern suburbs, Robert Prevost was quiet, kind and studious. Mostly, he ...
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Election of Pope Leo XIV evokes pride — and hope — among Chicago faithful: 'Our hometown hero'
Chicagoans celebrated the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the U.S. and a Chicago native, with joy and ...