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Chicago-style hotdogs, pizza, the White Sox just a few of new pope’s Windy City faves
As details of Pope Leo’s past life come to light one thing, many are struck by his Chicago roots and his Chicago-ness.
Analysis: Quietly, without flashiness, a disarming Pope Leo strives toward unity
One thing seemed clear from the moment Pope Leo stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica: He was not another Pope Francis — or another Pope Benedict XVI or St. John Paul II. He intended to do things his own way.
Angelicum rector: Pope’s election ‘greatest mercy God has ever shown on Catholic Church in America’
While no one from then-Father Prevost’s time at the Angelicum is still teaching there, Father White is proud that Leo XIV is the second contemporary pope to be an Angelicum graduate in recent decades.
Pope pledges strengthened dialogue with Jews
Among his first messages, Pope Leo XIV expressed his intention to strengthen the Catholic Church’s ties with the Jewish community.
‘He’s always been a brother to us’: Villanova Augustinian prior reflects on future Pope Leo XIV
Augustinian Father Robert Hagan said that fellow order member Pope Leo XIV has “always been a brother to us” — one who encouraged him from his early days to his own leadership role in the order.
Who is St. Augustine, the father of Pope Leo XIV’s order?
“Our hearts are restless until they rest in you.” St. Augustine’s famous words addressed to God introduce his account of how a headstrong, self-indulgent young man became one of the most important Christian thinkers of all time and a saint — and the father of the Augustinian order, to which Pope Leo XIV belongs.
Who are the Augustinians, Pope Leo XIV’s order?
The first American pope has spoken in the past with affection about the fifth-century convert, bishop and intellectual powerhouse considered the father of his religious order, the Order of St. Augustine.
‘I felt heard’: Catholic school teacher recalls life-changing talk with future pope
Days before he was elected, Pope Leo XIV (then Cardinal Robert F. Prevost) received a ringing endorsement from a Catholic school teacher in New Jersey — one the pope-to-be apparently read just hours before entering the conclave at which he would be chosen.
‘We look toward the new pontiff with Christian hope,’ says ecumenical patriarch
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople said he hopes Pope Leo XIV will “be a dear brother and collaborator … for the rapprochement of our churches, for the unity of the whole Christian family, and for the benefit of all of humankind.”
New pope to celebrate three public Masses in May
Pope Leo XIV’s schedule of public liturgies in May includes events revolving around the inauguration of his ministry, visits to Rome’s major basilicas and a celebration of priestly ordinations.