(8 May 2025)
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Chicago – 08 May 2025
1. Wide shot of Holy Name Cathedral
2. Close of church exterior
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Finocchiaro, Chicago resident:
"I was actually just walking down State Street and I thought initially that it was an Italian pope because I got served that and then I was on the phone with my husband he’s like, no no no, it’s this American pope. And not only is he the first American pope but also to be from Chicago is just awesome."
4. Sign for cathedral
5. Wide shot of a banner featuring Pope Francis
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Finocchiaro, Chicago resident:
"Yes I have. I saw the black smoke yesterday and the white smoke today , and it’s a really cool tradition . I was actually just in Rome over Thanksgiving with my mom. We went to Vatican City and I can’t imagine the energy there right now. I mean, incredible once-in-a-lifetime experience."
7. Various interior of cathedral
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Finocchiaro, Chicago resident:
"All my family is Catholic. We’re strong in our faith. We go to church every Sunday, and I feel even more connected to the Vatican knowing that the pope is from Chicago."
9. Pan down of church exterior
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Franklin, Chicago resident:
"I feel it’s amazing, especially that I heard that it was the first time we have an American pope. So I’m ecstatic about that part."
11. Close of Pope Francis and Jubilee banners
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Franklin, Chicago resident:
"Well, I’m hoping that we continue to move forward with everything and whatever so with the whole positive vibe and him working with everybody and keeping on a good track with different world leaders and stuff like that."
13. Wide of church
STORYLINE:
In the hours after white smoke billowed Thursday from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a pope had been chosen, Chicago residents expressed excitement for Cardinal Robert Prevost’s election as Pope Leo XIV and replaced Pope Francis, who died last month. The first American elected pontiff, Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago before his ministry in Peru.
Catholic Chicagoans gathered in churches and celebrated from their homes as the historic decision was announced.
Chicago resident Nicole Finocchiaro was on the phone with her husband who told her of the new Pope’s origins, “he’s like, no no no, it’s this American pope. And not only is he the first American pope but also to be from Chicago is just awesome."
“All my family is Catholic. We’re strong in our faith. We go to church every Sunday, and I feel even more connected to the Vatican knowing that the pope is from Chicago."
Prevost was born in 1955 in the south side Chicago neighborhood of Bronzeville and grew up in suburban Dolton, where he attended Mass and elementary school at St. Mary of the Assumption.
He later studied theology at the Catholic Theological Union of Chicago in Hyde Park and taught in local Catholic schools, including at St. Rita High School, according to the school.
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