Pope Leo’s Hometown Pizza Shop Honors Him with a Special Pie - Catholic Canada

Pope Leo’s hometown pizza shop honors him with a special pie - Catholic Canada

The employees at Aurelio’s Pizza in Homewood, Illinois, had extra reason to cheer last Thursday afternoon: Not only was there a new pope and a new leader of the Catholic Church, but it was someone they knew. The new Pope is a local to the area, growing up in Dolton, Illinois, but he had also Read More… Pope Leo’s hometown pizza shop honors him with a special pie Read the Whole Article at https://aleteia.org/The post Pope Leo’s hometown pizza sho…

From Hyde Park to the papacy: Pope Leo’s local roots

The election of Chicagoan Pope Leo XIV (né Robert Prevost) to the papacy has been a cause for celebration for Catholic Americans, Chicagoans, and especially, residents of Hyde Park, where the pope studied at the Catholic Theological Union (CTU) beginning…

Cardinal: Leo’s early choices aren’t key to his papacy

Cardinal Michael Czerny told Catholic News Service that he did not think it would be helpful for people to scrutinize every early decision of Pope Leo XIV as if decisions like appearing on the balcony of St. Peter’s wearing the traditional mozzetta or praying in Latin hold the key to understanding the direction he wants to take the church.