On 81st anniversary of D-Day, one US Navy veteran's son is the first American Pope
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Pope Leo XIV's father, Louis Marius Prevost, participated in D-Day operations as a Navy officer before becoming an educator in Illinois and raising the first American-born pope.
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Later, he commanded an infantry landing craft in Operation Dragoon, the August 1944 Allied landing in southern France.After the war, Prevost returned to Illinois, where he became superintendent of Brookwood School District 167 and later principal of Mount Carmel Elementary School in Chicago. He was also a catechist, teaching Christian doctrine.
Prevost married Mildred Agnes Martinez in 1949, and they had three sons, including Robert Francis Prevost, who was elected Pope Leo XIV May 8, 2025, becoming the first American-born Pope.Earlier this week, Pope Leo XIV signed a baseball at the Vatican, a nod to his Chicago roots and lifelong support for the White Sox. The team has honored him with a commemorative installation at Guaranteed Rate Field.
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