- Chicago celebrates cultural victory with native son, Pope Leo XIV NPR
- Pope Leo asks cardinals to make themselves ‘small’ in first Mass as pontiff as cardinals deny he’s a ‘counterweight’ to Trump CNN
- In Pope Leo, Some in MAGA Movement See an Antagonist The New York Times
- Pope Leo XIV’s has deep roots on Chicago’s South Side and south suburbs, including teaching at St. Rita High School ABC7 Chicago
- Chicago high school cheers White Sox fan Pope Leo XIV — ‘He’s one of us’ Chicago Sun-Times