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Pope Leo XIV's brother John Prevost, right, and his friend Augustinian Father Ray Flores, look at a photo of what Prevost guessed was the pope's 9th birthday cake and ice cream celebration at home. Chicago suburb of New Lenox, (OSV News photo/Simone Orendain) (Simone Orendain)

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Pope’s brother, friends in the Chicago area will mark pontiff’s 70th birthday

August 20, 2025January 21, 2026

OSV News – Pope Leo XIV turns 70 on Sept. 14 and some of his closest friends in the Chicago-area will mark the day with him in mind, quietly.In this undated photo, Pope Leo XIV (then Robert Prevost) (left) smiles while his mother (back to the camera) cuts a birthday cake in what his brother…...

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