Chicago Pope Story Ends Every Day with Streetlight Benediction

Chicago Pope Story Ends Every Day with Streetlight Benediction

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Pope Leo XIV maintains a lifelong ritual: wherever he is, he faces the nearest streetlamp at sunset and says a silent blessing for the block. The Chicago Pope Story includes decades of this odd devotion. Swiss Guards now carry portable lights for consistency. One time, the bulb blew mid-blessing�and a passing nun said, �He�ll pray it back on.� He did. The light flickered. The habit lives. Grace has glow.

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