Chicago celebrates Pope Leo XIV at special event at Rate Field
Pope Leo XIV delivered a message of hope by video message on Saturday at a celebration and mass at Rate Field, honoring the papacy of the city's native son.
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Pope Leo XIV delivered a message of hope by video message on Saturday at a celebration and mass at Rate Field, honoring the papacy of the city's native son.
Pope Leo XIV invited Catholic faithful to be "that light of hope," and to serve others and make the world a better place, during a celebration of his papacy at Rate Field in Chicago.
The celebration for the pontiff kicked off Saturday, where his favorite baseball team, the White Sox, plays.
The event features the premiere of a video message from Pope Leo XIV to the young people of the world.
The celebration begins at 2:30 p.m. while the mass starts at 4 p.m.
Cyd Smillie had the design and started adding Pope Leo XIV to the mural before he donned a White Sox cap at the Vatican earlier this week.
Rate Field will be packed on Saturday, but not to see the White Sox play ball. Instead the crowd will be watching a message from Pope XIV, as Chicago celebrates the new pontiff. The Archdiocese of Chicago is putting on the event, featuring a mass and video message from the pope, but if you walk by the stadium before Saturday's gathering, you'll see Pope Leo already has made an appearance.
A newlywed couple from Massachusetts met Pope Leo and gave him a White Sox hat.
The Sox posted the photo with the headline that the pope is “representing his favorite squad.”
The pontiff criticized the surge of nationalist political movements in the world and asked the holy spirit to "break down barriers and tear down the walls of indifference and hatred."
Sacred gifts, or public nuisance? Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, is attracting new attention, this time for the gifts and offerings left by visitors, but not everyone likes them.
Sacred gifts, or public nuisance? Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, is attracting new attention, this time for the gifts and offerings left by visitors, but not everyone likes them.
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You can now get your tickets for a Pope Leo XIV mass and celebration at Rate Field being put on by the Chicago Archdiocese and hosted by the White Sox.
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Currently, Paramount Realty USA is planning an auction of the house.
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A sexual abuse survivors' group is asking Pope Leo XIV to sign new canon law on sex abuse by priests in the Catholic Church.
A group known for protecting those sexually abused by Catholic priests has sent a letter to Pope Leo XIV to ask him to sign new canon law taking a zero tolerance stance on sex abuse in the clergy, while questioning why he didn't do more in his decades spent in the Catholic Church
A sexual abuse survivors' group is asking Pope Leo XIV to sign new canon law on sex abuse by priests in the Catholic Church.
A group known for protecting those sexually abused by Catholic priests is unveiling new whistleblower documents on Tuesday, accusing Pope Leo XIV of mishandling of abuse allegations during his time as bishop in Peru.
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