Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — has been welcomed with American capitalism in his home city, with vendors saying they've already sold hundreds of pope-themed T-shirts.

Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the 2,000-year

( NewsNation) — “Holy cow, this is nuts,” said Louis Prevost as he watched his younger brother, Robert, become Pope Leo XIV live on television last week.

A celebration of life took place Tuesday for Lori Healey. She served as chief of staff to Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, and helped lead the city's bid for the 2016 Olympics. She also organized the NATO and G8 summits and served as chief executive of McCormick Place and Navy Pier.

Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south side suburbs, where he grew up playing “pretend priest” and embodies the spirit of a “second Pope

The 27-year-old grad student’s suspicions were confirmed. He was sitting next to John Prevost, the sociable older brother of Pope Leo XIV, who’d become an overnight social media sensation for his candid comments with the press in the hours after his Wordle-playing, baseball-loving brother Robert was elected pope.

Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains

Six weeks before American Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the activist group Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) filed a complaint against him, along with other church leaders,