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The Vatican says that a new documentary about the early life of Pope Leo XIV in his native country the United States, is in production<\/p>\n
Robert Francis Prevost, who is the first US citizen to lead the Roman Catholic church, is originally came from Chicago – the title of the documentary is simply “Leo from Chicago,” the Vatican announced.<\/p>\n
A two-minute trailer has also been released. When the full film will be shown remains unclear.<\/p>\n
In the documentary, his two brothers Louis and John have their say, recounting personal memories and their childhood together in the small town of Dolton in the Midwestern state of Illinois.<\/p>\n
The film also features long-time companions of the current pope.<\/p>\n
For the documentary, editors from Vatican media visited his former places of religious activity in the US.<\/p>\n
Secular places that Father Bob frequently visited back then also feature in the film.<\/p>\n
In the trailer, for example, a pizza chef from Chicago explains that his pizzeria created a special pizza after Prevost’s election as head of the Catholic Church on May 8: the “Poperoni pizza.”<\/p>\n
The stadium of the local baseball team, the Chicago White Sox, also features in the film.<\/p>\n
According to the Vatican, “Leo from Chicago” follows the documentary “Le\u00f3n de Per\u00fa” (“Leo of Peru”), which was released in June and focussed on Prevost’s years in Latin American Peru.<\/p>\n
He worked there as a missionary and headed the diocese of Chiclayo from 2015 to early 2023.<\/p>\n
The new documentary will be available to watch on the Vatican’s media channels after its release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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