‘Da Pope' thrills Chicago Catholics — and raises high expectations
CHICAGO — Bells tolled and joy erupted in Holy Name Cathedral when hometown cleric Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope, but by Friday the city's Catholics were more contemplative — gathering in large numbers to pray for the new pontiff and pondering his historic future.
At a morning Mass and prayer service for Pope Leo XIV at Holy Name — the headquarters of Chicago's archdiocese — dozens of faithful lined the pews to sing, clasp hands and pray for Prevost, a native of the city's South Side who spent much of his religious career in Peru. Spring flowers dotted the altar; hats from previous cardinals hung suspended from the vaulted ceiling like a flock of red birds.
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