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Pope Leo, Chicago and St. Rita High School

Chicago's St Rita celebrates Pope Leo's election

The new pope Leo XIV an Augustinian priest. Cardinal Robert Prevost is the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. He is a Chicago area native and has many connections to St.

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‘Truly a son of Chicago:’ South Side High School where Pope Leo once taught celebrates history

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago-area native and former substitute teacher at St. Rita High School, has become the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

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St. Rita High School cheers Pope Leo XIV — ‘He’s one of us’

While Robert Francis Prevost didn’t attend St. Rita of Cascia High School in Ashburn, his connection to the school runs deep. In the 1980s, he was a substitute and summer school teacher at the school for math and physics.

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Pope Leo XIV's Midwestern roots run through Wisconsin

With deep Midwestern roots, the first pope from the United States has Wisconsin ties. "For many years, he used to come and go ...

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These St. Rita students picked Cardinal Robert Prevost for new pope just because he's from Chicago

The students were blunt: None of them expected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago-born cardinal who had served for ...

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‘Pope of the people’: Wilmington Catholic church reacts to first American pontiff

The white smoke began pouring out of the Sistine Chapel’s chimney Thursday afternoon, alerting the world that a new pope had been elected. Shortly after, it was announced that Cardinal Robert Prevost ...

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