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CBS News
7 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Cardinal Blasé Cupich visits Chicago school known for holding mini conclave
Students in Lakeview were visited by someone who helped choose Pope Leo XIV in the real conclave. Last month, CBS News Chicago introduced you to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy students in Lakeview, who held a mock conclave. People worldwide have followed their mini conclave and their celebration of the new pope. On Monday, they got a special visit and some face time with Cardinal Blasé Cupich. As expected, the students wore their famous conclave attire and showed Cardinal Cupich a personal performance of the highlights from their own conclave. It was Cardinal Augustus Wilk, also known as fourth grader Augie Wilk, who was eventually elected with two-thirds of the vote and took the name Pope Augustine. Students told CBS News Chicago when Pope Leo was elected days later, they were so excited for an American, Chicago-born pope. Cardinal Cupich answered their questions about the real process, his experience electing Pope Leo XIV, and offered his advice for the next generation of Catholic leaders. School leaders said the response to the mock conclave has been more than they ever imagined.
CBS News
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Tickets on sale for Pope Leo XIV mass celebration hosted by White Sox at Rate Field
You can now get your tickets for a Pope Leo XIV mass and celebration at Rate Field being put on by the Chicago Archdiocese and hosted by the White Sox. The pope, a lifelong White Sox fan and South Side native, will offer a special video message to the young people of the world at the event, with the Chicago faithful being the first to see it, the archdiocese said. There will also be celebration, prayer and music and Cardinal Blase Cupich will be in attendance. Gates open at 12:30 p.m., the program begins at 2:30 p.m. and the mass begins at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 14. Tickets are $5 and on sale now through Ticketmaster. When Leo was first named pope, a brief debate broke out between the Cubs and the Sox over which team could claim the pontiff for their own, but his brother, John Prevost, was quick to set the record straight. "He's Sox, and then the radio announced Cubs, and that's not true," John Prevost told CBS News Chicago, adding that the new pope has been a White Sox fan "as long as I've known him." The White Sox also recently installed art to mark the seat where Pope Leo sat during Game 1 of the 2005 World Series.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Chicagoans invited to celebrate Pope Leo XIV at Rate Field in June
The Brief The Archdiocese of Chicago will hold a gathering and Catholic mass to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV on June 14. The gathering will be at White Sox's Rate Field. CHICAGO - The Archdiocese of Chicago is holding a citywide gathering and mass to celebrate the election of Chicago-native Pope Leo XIV on June 14. What we know The program will feature a Catholic mass, music, prayer and in-person testimonials at the Chicago White Sox's Rate Field. In a video message, Cardinal Blase Cupich invited Chicagoans to join the celebration and stay tuned for more information on the diocese's YouTube page. Message from Cardinal CupichWhat we don't know Organizers said the event will be held in the afternoon, but no time was specified. Ticketing information will be released soon. The backstory Born Robert Prevost, the newly-elected pope is the first American-born pontiff. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Villanova University in 1977 before taking his solemn vows and studying theology at the Catholic Theological Union of Chicago in 1982. John Prevost, brother of Pope Leo XIV, spoke with FOX 32 about sharing his pride and reflecting on his brother's historic election. "There are no words. It's overwhelming pride, but it's also overwhelming responsibility being the first American pope, from Chicago, and a relative," he said. The Source The information for this story was provided by the Archdiocese of Chicago and contains information from previous FOX 32 stories.
Fox News
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Media positions Pope Leo XIV as potential 'counterweight' to Trump
Pope Leo XIV has been hailed as a major contrast to President Donald Trump by some in the press after the American-born cardinal was chosen to be the next leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, with several liberal media figures wondering if he will serve as a counterbalance to the president and his policies. "I think it's so timely that we have an American pope because we are going through things in this country, and it is good to show the world that not all American leaders are the same. It's good to have an American that can denounce the things happening against immigrants here," said "The View" co-host Ana Navarro on Monday. "People are being dragged into the streets. Mothers are being separated from their children as they're breastfeeding. The things that are happening in this country are horrible, and I love that there's going to be someone who can call it out in English," she added. After being selected as the first pontiff from the United States to lead the Church, Pope Leo presided over his first mass on Friday. ABC News host Martha Raddataz spoke to Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, on Sunday and asked if the new pope would be a "counterbalance" to Trump. "Pope Francis cared so much about the poor and migrants. Pope Leo does as well. In some ways, will he be a counterbalance for what's happening in American politics right now and President Trump?" she said. Cupich responded, "I think he's going to help complete and complement our political agenda. He'll talk a lot about the immigrants as well, because he knows about the sufferings of people and the real needs that they have for a better life." Raddatz posed the same question to her ABC panel, and ABC's Terry Moran argued it was likely inevitable that they would clash. "Reluctantly. Right?" ABC's Terry Moran responded. "They are the two most famous Americans in the world right now. And arguably, Pope Leo might be even more famous than President Trump and whether the pope wants it or not, because I think he wants to preach the Gospel and do the good work of the Church. They have different approaches naturally in some ways, and I think that is going to come out." Moran continued, "He will be a voice for the teachings of Jesus, which, in many ways, many Catholics believe are not consistent with some of the president's policies. That will happen. I don't think he's going to go look for a fight, but it will happen." Several headlines from Time Magazine, NPR and more suggested the selection of Leo would lead to a clash with Trump on certain policies. NPR's headline read, "Pope Leo XIV may help Vatican explore the 'great uncertainty' that is Trump's America." Time Magazine published a headline that read, "In Pope Leo XIV, Donald Trump Finds a New Foil." Politico Europe reported, "when the 133 cardinal voters sequestered themselves in the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday to elect the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, they settled on not just an American but one who could, plausibly, act as a counterweight against the impulsive U.S. president." "This was not wholly by chance. When the cardinals eventually found unity on a new pontiff, the progressives among them were aware that Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old former missionary with a mixed heritage, was a leader who could provide an alternative voice to Trump," the report continued, citing two cardinals who remained anonymous. MSNBC's Chris Jansing asked former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi if Pope Leo would be a "moral" voice to counter Trump's immigration policies, citing social media posts written by Leo prior to becoming the pope. "Do you think that at this moment, when so many people are looking to him, he could be impactful as a moral and ethical voice on that issue that we're dealing with, when so many people are being deported or fear it?" Jansing asked. Pelosi responded, "I certainly hope so." MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell asked Sister Simone Campbell on Thursday if Leo was among the cardinals who stand in opposition to Trump. "We have seen some American cardinals who, I guess the way I would put it, are surprisingly sympathetic to Donald Trump. They try not to be overtly political, but you can tell that there's a certain chumminess and sense of support of Donald Trump by some of them. And we also have many American cardinals who stand in opposition to so much of what Donald Trump stands for. Can we place the new pope somewhere in that mix? Do we know enough?" O'Donnell asked. Campbell pointed to Leo's social media posts and said he stood with the migrants. MSNBC's Ayman Mohyeldin posed a question to Princeton professor Eddie Glaude Jr. about the selection of Pope Leo XIV amid Trump's presidency. "I'm curious to get your thoughts on the fact that this is an American pope at a time when America's moral standing in the world has plummeted. We were speaking to Father Robert Hagen earlier this evening, and he said this was a pope for the time that we find ourselves in," Mohyeldin began. "And I'm just thinking about the time that we do find ourselves in, with America having this moral reckoning internally, and now this pope who, in real time, the MAGA world found out was maybe not an America-first pope that they would have hoped for. Steve Bannon has said that there's going to be friction between the new pope and Donald Trump," he continued. Glaude said it was historical, but said he was more interested in Leo's theology. "How theologically he can respond to where the country is, the way he's interpreting or understanding the role of Christ in our lives, the importance of love in relation to the most vulnerable among us," he said. During Leo's first meeting with journalists on Monday, the pope called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the "precious gift of free speech and the press." He also told the journalists they must act responsibly in using artificial intelligence in their work, asking them to "ensure that it can be used for the good of all, so that it can benefit all of humanity."
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Pope Leo XIV will ‘complete and complement [the U.S.] political agenda': Cardinal Cupich
Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich said the selection of Pope Leo XIV fits into the current political landscape, especially when considering the Trump administration. 'I think he's going to help complete and complement our political agenda. He'll talk a lot about the immigrations, as well, because he knows about the sufferings of people and the real needs that they have for a better life,' Cupich said Sunday to 'This Week' co-anchor Martha Raddatz. 'And he knows too that people in Oceanu, for instance, where the -- the rising sea levels are just -- getting -- overwhelming those islands, where people are trying to escape, he sees the drug trade that's happening in Central and South America where there are weapons from the United States going there. He knows that those people need an option. And he'll call for, I think, as the bishops have in the United States, fixing this broken immigration system.' Pope Leo XIV made history on Thursday as the first American pope. Pope Leo XIV, formally Cardinal Robert Prevost, was born in Chicago, but lived in Peru for roughly 20 years before eventually being tapped by former Pope Francis to serve in the Vatican. During Pope Leo XIV's papacy, he is expected to face difficult questions regarding the church – including the actions of President Donald Trump. Pope XIV is an alumni of the high ranking Catholic institution, Villanova University. President of Villanova University Rev. Peter Donohue said that Pope Leo XIV represents both the United States and the world. 'I think [Pope Leo XIV] is really that you know this is somebody that has an American spirit but has also a global spirit,' said Donohue. Additional Highlights from Cupich and Donohue's Interviews Cupich on current political landscape RADDATZ: And this morning, of course, the pope speaking to the people. And I was interested because he said, I carry in the hearts the suffering of the beloved Ukrainian people. He also talked about how saddened he is about what's happening in the Gaza Strip. What is does that tell us about this pope? CUPICH: Well, he picked up on the words of Pope Francis that there's a real war going on piecemeal. And it is something for him to be a voice, as he said, for peace at the very beginning of his announcement when he was presented to the people. He cares deeply about that. And I would just make the point that here you had 133 cardinals from 71 different countries able to come to a decision within 24 hours. Hopefully that's a sign of unity that the rest of the world can embrace. Cupich on Pope Leo XIV's global historyRADDATZ: talk about what being an American means as a pope, given he has lived in Peru for so many years and -- and has a global vision in a way. CUPICH: And he's a Peruvian citizen. He has a Peruvian passport. RADDATZ: Yes. CUPICH: I think that's important and to recognize. My hope would be that he has now a new platform to reintroduce what the church has always called for in terms of its social justice agenda and it will -- it will give people another opportunity to take a second look at what Francis was saying. But now in the -- in the words and the voice of an American who speaks like an American, I think that's going to be very powerful going forward. Cupich on sex abuse scandal in Catholic church RADDATZ: And, Cardinal, I have to ask you about this, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, as they are called, penned an open letter this week drawing attention to sexual abuse in the church and looking at how -- before he became pope, that -- that Prevost handled some of the allegations allegedly. How do you think he will handle the history of this church in that regard? CUPICH: well, I know from talking to him and also looking at his handling of cases, that he's very committed to the norms that were put by Pope Francis and he does care about them. He has a record of meeting with victims, of reporting things to authorities, of doing the investigations, and also reaching out to -- to heal victims. I am confident that he will move in that direction. And everything I have seen shows that he's committed to that. Donohue on the significance of Pope Leo XIV RADDATZ: And obviously, much has been made of him being an American. I want you to describe that part of him that is an American. Why it is so significant that we have an American pope? DONOHUE: I think for American Catholics, it was something that we never really thought would possible. Whenever people talked about it -- it was always like -- the -- you know, America is such a powerful nation. The church was always a little suspicious about having, you know, the pres -- the pope being an American. But I think for -- for Leo, I'm still trying to get used to calling him that, it is -- it is something that he is certainly grew up in America. He's a native Chicago. He loves Chicago, his family, his brother still lives there. He comes back here whenever he can. He has friends in the area. But his -- his world experience has not really been in America. So, he -- he's served a very short time here in the United States as an Austinian. Most of his time was either in Peru or in Rome, so his experience was -- while growing up American, his experience after college and certainly after being ordained a priest was -- was always much more global, much more international. Pope Leo XIV will 'complete and complement [the U.S.] political agenda': Cardinal Cupich originally appeared on
