09-05-2025
Catholic Chicagoans celebrate as native son Pope Leo XIV becomes first American pope
CHICAGO — After white smoke billowed Thursday from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a pope had been chosen, students in every classroom at The Frances Xavier Warde School in Chicago had their eyes glued to TV screens.
As the image of the new pope, Chicago native Cardinal Robert Prevost , appeared onscreen, cheers erupted through the hallways. Children jumped out of their seats, pumping their hands in the air.
