Pope Leo XIV’s family: What to know about his parents and their deep Chicago ties

Here’s a look at what we discovered about some of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV’s family members in the Tribune archives: Mildred A. Martinez Prevost (mother): Raised in Chicago with five sisters — including two who became nuns — she graduated from Immaculata High School for girls in June 1929, according to Tribune archives. The contralto was a soloist in a 1940 Mundelein College performance and as a competitor in the 1941 Chicagoland Music Festival. Mildred Prevost obtained