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Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful May 24, 2025, during an audience with officials of the Roman Curia and employees of the Holy See, of the Governorate of Vatican City State and of the Vicariate of ...

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Online genealogists found that Pope Leo’s paternal grandparents in Chicago were accused of having an “illicit affair” in the 1910s, adding another layer to the pope’s complex family history.

Leo is the first American pope, but Vatican insiders say his path to the papacy was partly because he was the “least American” of the 10 U.S. cardinals eligible to vote for the next pontiff.

Following a short, two-day conclave, the first-ever American born pope was elected by a two-thirds majority of 133 Cardinals on Thursday -- and he's from Chicago.

He said he thinks Pope Leo XIV's choice of name might indicate his intentions with his papacy.“Leo the 13th was the pope at the turn of the 20th century and he was the first pope who took the ...