Everything Dope (Including the Pope) Comes From Chicago - Chicago Reader

In Chicago, Will the Pope Bump Last?

A historically Catholic American city considers the election of Leo XIV, a home-town Pontiff. Geraldo Cadava reports.

Everything dope (including the pope) comes from Chicago - Chicago Reader

Historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas debuts his new Chicago Reader column with a look at the city’s Catholic connections beyond the new pope.

Chicago Peruvians share how Pope Leo XIV brings their native country to the world stage

On May 8, white smoke billowed out of St. Peter’s Basilica and church bells rang to announce Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, who took the name Leo XIV. The 2025 papal election connected with people, created new precedents and the 2024 movie ‘Conclave’ made a huge pop culture comeback in the wake of the election. While media outlets focused widely on the pope being American and a… Source