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The three-bedroom brick house may soon become the centerpiece of a global pilgrimage route. Photo: Village of Dolton, IL

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Statement by then Father Prevost, now Leo XIV, against the death penalty in the U.S. comes to light

At the time, Prevost was not yet a bishop, let alone a pope. He was serving as the global head of the Augustinian order, having spent years as a missionary and church leader in Peru. His ties to Illinois, however, remained rooted: he had been born in Chicago and, according to the message, was staying at a residence owned by his brother in New Lenox, a suburb of the city.