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Vatican City — Pope Leo XIV says he chose his papal name as a nod to the Catholic Church‘s last Leo, who stood as a source of stability and guidance during the industrial revolution.

Typically, Pope's select the names of predecessors they admire or want to emulate. Prevost ultimately went with Leo XIV in honor of Pope Leo XIII, who served from 1878 to 1903. "He could have been ...

Pope Leo was spotted at the 2005 World Series, a rare moment of triumph for the pride of Chicago’s South Side. By David Waldstein David Waldstein reported from Pope Leo’s childhood home in ...

FOR MANY YEARS HE USED TO COME AND GO. FATHER THOMAS POULIOT, SPEAKING TO 12 NEWS OVER THE PHONE FRIDAY, OVERJOYED WITH THE CHURCH’S NEW POPE, POPE LEO THE 14TH. WE ARE SO EXCITED THAT WE ...

Frightening," Prevost said. Prevost said his brother’s path to pope began at a young age, having gone straight into seminary after eighth grade. Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, was a ...

The brother of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, said the newly elected pontiff will likely follow in the late Pope Francis’s footsteps to serve and look out for “those who don’t have a ...

Pope Leo XIV's papal name has a storied history — and stretches all the way back to the year 440 TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty The 267th pope has chosen his new name: Pope Leo XIV. Born with his ...

Here’s a look at what we discovered about some of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV‘s family members in the Tribune archives. Raised in Chicago with five sisters — including two who became nuns ...

Is that a good sign? But the smoke is white, and people came running, and the crowd in St. Peter’s Square burst into sustained cheers, with chanting and then laughing, and the huge ancient bells ...

Newly elected as pope, Robert Prevost has chosen Leo XIV as his papal name ... there have only been 21 legitimate popes named John. That's because John XVI was an antipope, and John XX was ...