Residents living in Dolton and Chicago celebrate Robert Prevost's rise to papacy, saying that it's cool to know that the new pope used to live in their neighbourhood.
The 69-year-old Pope Leo XIV became the first American to lead the Catholic Church, following the death of Pope Francis. A Chicago native with dual Peruvian citizenship, Prevost studied theology in the US before decades of work abroad.
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The 69-year-old Pope Leo XIV became the first American to lead the Catholic Church, following the death of Pope Francis. A Chicago native with dual Peruvian citizenship, Prevost studied theology in the US before decades of work abroad.
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00:00I'm a glorious...
00:03...my class...
00:06...of the red...
00:08...he's wearing, you know, it isn't sacrificial...
00:10...and to bring about peace...
00:12...and taking my moment...
00:14...and I think bring the moment...
00:16...and I think bring the moment...
00:30...I'm not going to say I'm very Catholic...
00:35...but I feel like it's cool to know that...
00:38...you know, somebody like a Pope...
00:40...lived in front of us...
00:42...I feel like it's a small world, you know?
00:44No, that's really exciting...
00:45...because that does not happen every day, you know?
00:48So, Pope Leo is an alum of Catholic Theological Union...
00:52...which I am currently a student about to graduate...
00:55...and he had obtained the same degree...
00:58...Masters in Divinity...
01:00...that I'm going to be obtaining...
01:02...in two weeks, so...
01:04...I think that's a pretty good moment for me.
01:07I share some similarities with the Pope.
01:10I didn't think an American Pope...
01:12...would actually ever be elected in my lifetime...
01:15...even though he probably was the best American Pope...
01:19...as a candidate...
01:21...but obviously...
01:23...the American name is mud...
01:25...to the rest of the world, so...
01:27...that's what actually surprised me the most.
01:34So, I think it's very important that the Pope...
01:36...does speak up for the voiceless.
01:39I think it's important for the Pope to speak up...
01:41...for those who cannot speak up for themselves.
01:45And I think that Pope Francis was certainly someone...
01:50...who cared for those who were living on the fringes...
01:54...who could easily be forgotten.
01:56And I strongly suspect that Pope Leo XIV will do the same thing.
02:01He will give voice to the voiceless.
02:04And I think that really is our responsibility.
02:07I think the very fact he is Pope...
02:10...now for the whole world.
02:13You can never deny your roots.
02:15So I'm sure he has a love for Chicago...
02:16...a love for the United States.
02:18That's part of his upbringing.
02:20And so he's also developed a real rapport and love for...
02:23...Europe, Latin America.
02:25That seems to be an opening.
02:27You can never deny your roots.
02:30Now, one burning question I have is...
02:32...the fact that the Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal then, Robert Prevost...
02:38...was born in Chicago on the South Side.
02:40Is he a Chicago White Sox fan?
02:43I don't know.
02:45He's a Cubs fan.
02:47I heard he's a Cubs fan.
02:48Well, God bless him.
02:50And God bless all the fans.
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03:03Can I say that 133 people from 71 different cities,
03:08that agree are a wonderful...
03:10...because in the world no one acordes anything.
03:13If we agree with it in little time,
03:16This means that there is a real community of thoughts,
03:21of thoughts around the gospel,
03:23of thoughts around the best for the world.
03:25For me it was a beautiful experience,
03:28the conclave, I'm really happy,
03:30and I'm sure that he will continue
03:33as the successor of Pietro, the vicario of Christ.
03:36He will do it very well,
03:38and without any help of all of us.