Pope Leo, Childhood Home
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WWMT on MSNNew Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Catholic Church, has West Michigan tiesThe new pope, the first in history to be from the United States, has ties to West Michigan. Chicago native Cardinal Robert Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV (the 14th) for his papacy, went to an Augustinian high school seminary in Allegan County,
It was a truly hectic Sunday, May 25, for the American-born pope, as he visited the two major basilicas: St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major, and met with the mayor of Rome.
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After a series of closures by the Chicago Archdiocese, Christ Our Savior Church in South Holland has bragging rights as Pope Leo XIV’s childhood parish.
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The biggest issue is the climate and bio-diversity crisis. If the planet burns, none of us will be here. There will be no church for the Pope to lead. Francis’s great contribution was his encyclical Laudato ‘Si (“Praise be to you,