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According to church leaders from Chicago Archdiocese, newly elected Pope Leo XIVThe first pope to welcome from the United States, he has a heart for the poor, and is also a fan of Cubs.
Leo XIV elections were announced to the whole world on Thursday, marking a historical moment In which the Cardinal was born in Chicago, Robert Francis Prekost, elected a new leader of the Catholic Church.
A member of the Augustinian, a religious order within Catholic Church69-year-old Pontif was born in Chicago, studied at Villanov University, was ordained a priest in 1982, and Pope Francis made a cardinal 2023.
He served as the Vatican Prefect for Bishops and President of the Papal Commission for Latin America.
Robert’s journey transostost from Chicaga to the becoming of the first American Pope as Leo XIV
According to church leaders from the Archdiocese of Chicago, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from America, has a heart for the poor, and is also a fan of Cubs. (Reuters/Guglielmo Mangiapane I)
The Chicago Archdiocese celebrated the news of the Pope’s elections at a press conference on Thursday, which shared some insight into what kind of leader Leo could be.
Chicago Assistant Bishop Lawrence Sullivan said that “Pope Francis He was certainly someone who took care of those who live on the edge, who could easily be forgotten. And I, I very doubt Pope Leo 14 will do the same. They will give a voice without a voice. “
Sullivan said Leo “brings a wide variety of perspectives,” including “what does it mean to be Born in Chicagowhich means being educated here in the United States, which means to serve in Peru. “
He said that Leo’s former leading roles in the Vatican mean that “he has the right to know what it means to serve the poor and help those who are in need” and that he is “very familiar with the world church.”
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The newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prekost from the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, in the Vatican, May 8, 2025. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters)
Sullivan noted that “the people of God is not limited to national borders” and that Leo “is not an American at this point. He is a child of God, and that is the way he will lead, taking into account all people.”
Nevertheless, Father Gregory Sakowicz, Rector of the Cathedral of the Holy Name of Chicago, said, “You can never deny your roots. So I’m sure he has a love for Chicago, a love for the United States. This is part of his upbringing.”
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Laughing, Sakowicz said that “one burning question is the fact that Pope, Leo 14. or Cardinal, then Robert Prekost, born in Chicago on the south side. Is he Chicago White Sox?”
Sakowicz said he didn’t know if Leo was a fan of White Sox, but that he knew “he was a fan of Cubs”.
“I have heard that the fan is Cubs. Well, God blessed him and God blessed all fans,” Sakowicz said.
