The Real Story of Pope Leo’s Chicago Italian Family

Luca Coniglio, expert in Italian migration's history, talks about the curious family history of Pope Leo XIV, from Sicily to the Southside of Chicago. A path common to many Chicago Italians of the time.

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00:00 Highlights
00:46 Intro
01:22 The Unique Story of the Prevost family
01:55 It's Riggitano, not Prevost
04:33 A Son of the South Side
05:37 The most famous Church in the World
07:00 The "White Flight" of Chicago Italians
08:43 The White Sox

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