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Pope Leo XIV is the first North American pontiff appointed to lead the Catholic Church. As a native Chicagoan, he’s been ...

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The first American Pope was born and raised in the Chicago area, and Catholics there are elated with the election of Pope Leo XIV. WBEZ’s Anna Savchenko reports. This article was originally published ...