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Late-night hosts discuss the election of the new pope, Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago, now Leo XIV

The ABA Journal (Debra Cassens Weiss) reports on the settlement (in which "defendants did not admit liability"): The lead plaintiff… The post Transcendental Remediation: $2.6M Settlement in Lawsuit Over Chicago Public School Transcendental Meditation Program appeared first on Reason.com.

Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV has been elected—and the internet did what it does best: flood the timeline with memes, jokes, and nonstop Photoshops.

Robert Prevost, who was elected as the 267th pontiff, grew up in Chicago but lived for years in Peru, where he was the Bishop of the northern Chiclayo diocese.

The brother Robert Francis Prevost, who was chosen on Thursday as the first American pope, has revealed where his baseball allegiances lie

From deep dish pizza to 'The Bear', with also mentions of Trump's tariffs, the internet wasted no time in welcoming the new pope with a solid dose of tomfoolery.

When 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost appeared on the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time as Pope Leo XIV on May 8, 2025, he was cheered loudly by the huge crowd of pilgrims, tourists, local Catholics and other onlookers who had waited hours for the first…

Residents – Catholic and non-Catholic – celebrate a ‘moment of joy’ as native son Robert Prevost becomes new pontiff

Fans bring up ‘Hail Marys’ at Bears games as Pope Leo XIV takes charge at the Vatican

Al Jazeera looks at Pope Leo’s views, background and his journey from Chicago to the top of the Catholic Church.

Catholic Chicagoans gathered in churches, cheered from classrooms and celebrated at homes as the historic decision was announced that a native son, Cardinal Robert Prevost, was elected pope