St. Mary of the Assumption, the church that served as the pope’s base, has been closed for years now. CHICAGO — Pope Leo XIV was on Thursday announced as the Catholic church’s newest leader, guiding more than 1 billion faithfuls worldwide — and he started his religious journey on Chicago’s Far South Side.

It was initially reported that the new pope was a Cubs fan, but his brother corrected the record in an interview with WGN-TV.