Top News From Chicago to the Vatican: How a Peruvian American became pope Published 13 hours ago on May 9, 2025 By The Janitor Before ascending to lead the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV — formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost — grew up in Chicago, spent decades in Peru, then arrived in Rome. Related Topics: Up Next Priest Sexual Abuse Survivors Demand Accountability from New Pope: “Open Up Those Don't Miss Detroit automakers fuming after Trump’s first trade deal gives preferential treatment to imported U.K. cars over their own Continue Reading You may like Click to comment Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Type in the text displayed above Δ{{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}Your submission failed. The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}). Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Learn More{{/message}}{{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Learn More{{/message}}Submitting…