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The Family Tree of Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV
This chart was prepared by Henry Louis Gates Jr., American Ancestors and the Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami. It reflects the ...
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Who is Robert Francis Prevost, Chicago's very own Pope Leo XIV?
was born Robert Francis Prevost on Sept. 14, 1955, at what was then called Mercy Hospital, at the corner of South Prairie Avenue and 34th Street. But while Prevost made his debut in Chicago ...
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How a Chicago native became pope: See Robert Francis Prevost's path to making history
Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago native, was selected by the papal conclave on May 8 after 2 days, elected by the College of Cardinals to succeed Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of ...
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Robert Prevost was ‘the pride and joy of every priest and nun’ who grew up in Chicago’s south side
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, the firebrand pastor of St. Sabina church in Chicago, said he was encouraged by Prevost’s selection, believing he will continue the late Pope Francis’ legacy of ...
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Robert Francis Prevost, Now Leo XIV, Is First American Pope
Image of a grave marker in Chicago for members of the Martinez family, including the new pope’s grandparents.Credit...via Jari C. Honora Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal ...