The Pope Who Said Goodbye to Home: The Bittersweet Rise of Leo XIV
When white smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel, the world witnessed the emergence of a new spiritual leader. But in a quiet living room in the American Midwest, it marked a heartbreak wrapped in pride. Robert Francis Prevost — a South Side Chicago altar boy who once passed out Necco Wafers as pretend communion — had just become Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope … Continue reading The Pope Who Said Goodbye to Home: The Bittersweet Rise of Leo XIV
