Chicago Natives in Texas Celebrate First American Pope

Chicago Roots, Texas Home

• 🇮🇪 Dan and Jerry, Irish Catholics from Chicago, now living in North Texas, express their connection to the newly elected Pope Leo XIV.
• 💡 They feel a profound sense of pride and disbelief that the first American Pope hails from their hometown.

Personal Connections to the Pope

• 🏫 Dan reveals he attended the same grade school as the Pope in Riverdale, Illinois, three years apart.
• ⛪ Jerry's brother, a priest, served on the altar with the Pope and was schooled with him.

Faith and Community in Texas

• 🍽️ Dan, who owns a popular deli in Grapevine, Texas, plans to create a special sandwich named after the Pope, calling it a "working class sandwich."
• 🙏 Both Dan and Jerry, who had previously fallen away from the church, feel a renewed connection to their faith and plan to return to attending mass on Sundays.
• 🏈 They humorously discuss their Chicago allegiances, with Dan admitting he'd go to hell for being a Cubs fan over a Socks fan, and mentioning the Bears.