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We don’t know much about Leo XIV and the Jews. But he could be just the pope for us.

JL;DR SUMMARY The election of Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago-born graduate of Villanova University, presents a unique opportunity for Jewish-Catholic relations. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ChicagoVaticanPope FrancisJewish ConcernsJewish Catholic RelationsVillanova UniversityPope Leo XivGlobal SouthU.S. Catholicism

Places mentioned

Chicago, Illinois, United States
"The new pontiff grew up in Chicago and graduated from Villanova, a Catholic school, in 1977."
Pennsylvania, United States
"As a Chicagoan who teaches at Villanova University, it was surreal for me to watch the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost."
Argentina
"Pope Francis collaborated closely with Argentine Jews during his years as a cardinal."
Peru
"Leo spent most of his pre-Vatican career in Peru, where he confronted the same issues that Francis did."

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