May 10, 2025

Students from Everest Academy in Lemont, Ill., cheer May 8, 2025, after it was announced that Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the next pope. He chose the papal name Leo XIV. (OSV News photo/Vincent Alban, Reuters)

Chicago abuzz with ‘unbelievable’ joy the first American Pope is a hometown son

May 10, 2025
Catholics and non-Catholics alike were abuzz with excitement in Chicago May 8, after one of the city's native sons became pope. Taking the name Leo XIV, the new pontiff has made many firsts.
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Healing Touches

May 10, 2025
Are there people in your life—personal or professional—who are recovering from surgery or long illness?
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Prayer Lifts Us Up

May 10, 2025
Prayer lifts us out of the doldrums of mediocrity and complacency and draws us into the mystery of Christ.
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