{'byline': 'by Lauren Barry', 'hosts': '', 'byline_sources': '', 'audience_id': '', 'original_station': [{'station': 'wwjnewsradio', 'path': 'wwjnewsradio/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}], 'syndicated_items': [{'station': 'wben', 'path': '/wben/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'station': 'krld', 'path': '/krld/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'station': 'kdkaradio', 'path': '/kdkaradio/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'station': 'kdawn', 'path': '/kdawn/news/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'station': 'talk980am', 'path': '/talk980am/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'station': 'wccoradio', 'path': '/wccoradio/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'station': 'kmox', 'path': '/kmox/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'station': 'knss', 'path': '/knss/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'station': 'wtic', 'path': '/wtic/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'station': '971talk', 'path': '/971talk/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'station': 'wwl', 'path': '/wwl/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'station': '1210wpht', 'path': '/1210wpht/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'station': 'kmbz', 'path': '/kmbz/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'station': 'kcbsradio', 'path': '/kcbsradio/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'station': 'thesky973', 'path': '/thesky973/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}], 'original_item': {'_index': 'published-content_v43', '_type': '_doc', '_score': None, '_source': {'date': '2025-05-10T16:08:44.536Z', 'lead': [{'data': {'title': "Newly elected Pope Leo makes first appearance to crowd in St Peter's Square", 'thumbnail_url': 'https://s2.dmcdn.net/v/YMtBE1e7GwdrFkCFy', 'id': 'x9j6nda', 'created_time': 1746727149, 'mode': 'vod', 'private_id': 'k2cEbNKjly7TqkD0AMK', 'owner': 'x2yitaa', 'description': "Robert Prevost, the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, addressed the crowd at St Peter's Square for the first time as Pope Leo XIV.", 'channel': 'news', 'tags': ['WCCOAM', 'Pope', 'Leo', 'Vatican', 'Catholic Church', 'Church', 'Conclave', 'American', 'Chicago'], 'private': False, 'addPublic': True}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/dailymotion/instances/cmaif02lp001b01tclfee8224@published'}], 'slug': 'i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv', 'tags': ['Audacy News', 'WBBM-AM', 'Pope Leo XIV', 'Archdiocese of Chicago', 'Holy Name Cathedral', 'Dolton', 'National News'], 'feeds': {'msn': True, 'rss': True, 'postup': True, 'facebook': True, 'newsfeed': True, 'sitemaps': True, 'frequency': True, 'smartNews': True, 'apple-news': False, 'smart-news': True, 'most-popular': True, 'reversechron': True, 'google-news-feed': True}, 'hosts': [], 'adTags': {'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/ad-tags/instances/cmaif02lp000t01tcty8c43fm@published'}, 'byline': [{'names': [{'name': 'Lauren Barry', 'text': 'Lauren Barry', 'slug': 'lauren-barry'}], 'sources': [], 'hosts': [], 'prefix': 'by'}], 'teaser': '’I almost passed out twice’: How locals responded to the pope announcement', 'authors': ['Lauren Barry'], 'content': [{'data': {'text': '“I almost passed out twice – twice – because to be living next to the pope, that’s real serious,” Kareem Davis told WBBM Newsradio’s Mike Krauser this week when Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became <a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-05/biography-of-robert-francis-prevost-pope-leo-xiv.html">Pope Leo XIV</a>. “God been here all this time and we couldn’t see it.”', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmaif02lp000x01tcozdz0orh@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7409809_2025-05-10-145109&withPlaylist=false&theme=dark&playerDisplay-download=false&playerDisplay-logoType=Audacy" allow="clipboard-write"></iframe>', 'isIframe': True, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7409809_2025-05-10-145109&withPlaylist=false&theme=dark&playerDisplay-download=false&playerDisplay-logoType=Audacy" allow="clipboard-write"></iframe>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cmaif02lp000y01tcgey977j9@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'People throughout the Chicago area have been celebrating the surprising announcement that the new pontiff was born in Chicago and raised in South Suburban Dolton, in the home next door to the Davis family’s home. Pope Leo XIV is the first pope from the U.S. and the 267<sup>th</sup> pope in the long history of the Catholic church.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmaif02lp000z01tcb3ydg847@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“My husband definitely – he was the first to say: ‘Hey look, this is bringing hope to our community, you know,’ definitely, it’s been a blessing, you know, to find that information out,” said Donna Davis. Hope is important for the community, which she noted has seen some harder times.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmaif02lp001001tcq1txt93n@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Outside the pope’s former home on 141<sup>st</sup> Street, there was a cross outside with photographs of people lost to violence. Since the news that its former occupant became pope was announced, people have been stopping by to take photos and speak to neighbors about the home’s history.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmaif02lp001101tc39swxbbw@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7409808_2025-05-10-145008&withPlaylist=false&theme=dark&playerDisplay-download=false&playerDisplay-logoType=Audacy" allow="clipboard-write"></iframe>', 'isIframe': True, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7409808_2025-05-10-145008&withPlaylist=false&theme=dark&playerDisplay-download=false&playerDisplay-logoType=Audacy" allow="clipboard-write"></iframe>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cmaif02lp001201tc5zl8drpi@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'In nearby Riverdale, Pope Leo XIV attended St. Mary of the Assumption Church while he was growing up, WBBM’s Cisco Cotto reported.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmaif02lp001301tcchz4z4bb@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'On the North Side of the city Holy Name Cathedral, the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago, also celebrated the news that the pope is a Windy City native. Cotto said that a thanksgiving mass celebrating the new era of Pope Leo XIV was held there, led by <a href="https://www.chicagocatholic.com/chicagoland/-/article/2025/03/06/bishop-lawrence-sullivan-will-lead-with-a-pastor-s-heart-">Bishop Lawrence Sullivan</a>, the vicar of the archdiocese.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmaif02lp001401tcl2qbanls@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“As a Chicagoan, I grew up on the southwest side of Chicago, and I understand how important that is for us to kind of be able to celebrate that, to have that hometown pride,” Sullivan said.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmaif02lp001501tc7gwlfmol@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<a href="https://fxw.org/testimonial/very-reverend-gregory-sakowicz/#:~:text=Father%20Gregory%20Sakowicz%20has%20been,and%20became%20Pastor%20in%201997.">Father Greg Sakowicz</a>, the rector at Holy Name Cathedral, also spoke about the historic event.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmaif02lp001601tcuo232qy9@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>“</strong>Great day for Chicago, the country, and the world, and for all Catholics and for everybody in the world. He’s a unifier,” said Sakowicz.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmaif02lp001701tc3oqebmp0@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7409814_2025-05-10-141914&withPlaylist=false&theme=dark&playerDisplay-download=false&playerDisplay-logoType=Audacy" allow="clipboard-write"></iframe>', 'isIframe': True, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7409814_2025-05-10-141914&withPlaylist=false&theme=dark&playerDisplay-download=false&playerDisplay-logoType=Audacy" allow="clipboard-write"></iframe>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cmaif02lp001801tcebplai8w@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Reporting from the cathedral, WBBM’s Terry Keshner added that Catholic officials and the faithful have said that the new pope will “use his Chicago roots and lifelong faith and kindness to bring the Church forward and to serve the world.”', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmaif02lp001901tcovrpzj1e@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'WBBM’s Lisa Fielding added that Catholics throughout Chicagoland made their way to their local parishes this week to celebrate and pray for Pope Leo XIV. For all the local sports fans wondering if they are now rooting for the same teams as the pontiff, <a href="https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/national/new-pope-is-a-sports-fan-and-heres-who-he-roots-for">check out Audacy’s previous coverage here</a>.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmaif02lp001a01tck8roc1jb@published'}], 'feedImg': {'data': {'alt': 'Donna Sagna (L) and Marilyn Awong leave candles outside the home where Cardinal Robert Prevost lived as a child on May 09, 2025 in Dolton, Illinois. Prevost, was named the first head of the Catholic Church from the United States and has taken the name Pope Leo XIV. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)', 'url': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/GettyImages2214290874-57d53c61-1a25-44bf-9dc1-07258777a4bc.jpg', 'width': 594, 'credit': '(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)', 'height': 396, 'mimeType': 'image/jpeg', 'sizeInBytes': '42670', 'componentVariation': 'feed-image'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/feed-image/instances/cmaif02lp000u01tccun5b7mx@published'}, 'sources': [], '_version': 24, 'featured': False, 'headline': "'I almost passed out twice': How locals responded to the pope announcement", 'isCloned': True, 'msnTitle': "'I almost passed out twice': How locals responded to the pope announcement", 'slugLock': True, 'textTags': ['Audacy News', 'WBBM-AM', 'Pope Leo XIV', 'Archdiocese of Chicago', 'Holy Name Cathedral', 'Dolton', 'National News'], '_msnTitle': {'shouldOverride': False}, 'apContent': None, 'isOpinion': False, 'pageTitle': "'I almost passed out': Locals responded to Pope Leo XIV", 'sideShare': {'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/share/instances/cmaif02lp000v01tcrcqg4g57@published'}, 'feedImgUrl': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/GettyImages2214290874-57d53c61-1a25-44bf-9dc1-07258777a4bc.jpg', 'feedLayout': 'small', 'showSocial': True, 'stationURL': 'https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio', 'breadcrumbs': [{'hidden': False, 'text': 'WWJ Newsradio 950', 'url': '//www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio'}, {'hidden': False, 'text': 'News', 'url': '//www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news'}, {'hidden': False, 'text': 'National', 'isLastVisibleDivider': True, 'url': '//www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/national'}, {'hidden': True, 'text': "'I almost passed out twice': How locals responded to the pope announcement", 'url': '//www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}], 'contentType': 'article', 'seoHeadline': "'I almost passed out': Locals responded to Pope Leo XIV", 'stationName': 'WWJ Newsradio 950', 'stationSlug': 'wwjnewsradio', 'canonicalUrl': 'http://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv', 'dateModified': '2025-05-12T13:00:55.763Z', 'featuredNews': True, 'sectionFront': 'news', 'fullWidthLead': False, 'shortHeadline': "'I almost passed out twice': How locals responded to the pope announcement", 'syndicatedUrl': 'https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv', 'unityPageType': 'article', 'editorialFeeds': None, 'featuredSports': False, 'msnTitleLength': 74, 'seoDescription': '“I almost passed out twice – twice – because to be living next to the pope, that’s real serious,” Kareem Davis told WBBM Newsradio’s Mike Krauser. “God been here all this time and we couldn’t see it.”', 'stationLogoUrl': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/audacy2-b3014781-b0b7-4140-9260-df4f531cfb57.jpg', 'isContentFromAP': False, 'noIndexNoFollow': False, 'pageDescription': '“I almost passed out twice – twice – because to be living next to the pope, that’s real serious,” Kareem Davis told WBBM Newsradio’s Mike Krauser. “God been here all this time and we couldn’t see it.”', 'primaryHeadline': "'I almost passed out twice': How locals responded to the pope announcement", 'stationCallsign': 'WWJAM', 'stationTimezone': 'ET', 'genreSyndication': None, 'manualSlugUnlock': False, 'socialDescription': '’I almost passed out twice’: How locals responded to the pope announcement', 'syndicationStatus': 'syndicated', 'componentVariation': 'article', 'stationSyndication': [{'sectionFront': 'news', 'callsign': 'WBENAM', 'stationSlug': 'wben', 'stationName': 'WBEN', 'secondarySectionFront': 'national', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/wben/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'isAddedToNewsletter': True, 'callsign': 'KRLDAM', 'stationSlug': 'krld', 'stationName': 'NewsRadio 1080 KRLD', 'secondarySectionFront': 'national', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/krld/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'callsign': 'KDKAAM', 'stationSlug': 'kdkaradio', 'stationName': '100.1 FM and AM 1020 KDKA', 'secondarySectionFront': 'national', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/kdkaradio/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'callsign': 'KMXBHD3', 'stationSlug': 'kdawn', 'stationName': 'K-DAWN', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/kdawn/news/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'callsign': 'KMBZAM', 'stationSlug': 'talk980am', 'stationName': 'TALK 980am', 'secondarySectionFront': 'national', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/talk980am/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'callsign': 'WCCOAM', 'stationSlug': 'wccoradio', 'stationName': '830 WCCO', 'secondarySectionFront': 'national', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/wccoradio/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'callsign': 'KMOXAM', 'stationSlug': 'kmox', 'stationName': '104.1 FM KMOX', 'secondarySectionFront': 'national', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/kmox/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'callsign': 'KNSSAM', 'stationSlug': 'knss', 'stationName': 'KNSS Radio', 'secondarySectionFront': 'national', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/knss/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'callsign': 'WTICAM', 'stationSlug': 'wtic', 'stationName': '1080 WTIC NEWSTALK', 'secondarySectionFront': 'national', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/wtic/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'callsign': 'KFTKFM', 'stationSlug': '971talk', 'stationName': '97.1 FM Talk', 'secondarySectionFront': 'national', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/971talk/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'callsign': 'WWLAM', 'stationSlug': 'wwl', 'stationName': 'WWL', 'secondarySectionFront': 'national', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/wwl/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'callsign': 'WPHTAM', 'stationSlug': '1210wpht', 'stationName': 'Talk Radio 1210 WPHT', 'secondarySectionFront': 'national', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/1210wpht/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'callsign': 'KMBZFM', 'stationSlug': 'kmbz', 'stationName': 'KMBZ', 'secondarySectionFront': 'national', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/kmbz/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'callsign': 'KCBSAM', 'stationSlug': 'kcbsradio', 'stationName': 'KCBS All News 106.9FM and 740AM', 'secondarySectionFront': 'national', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/kcbsradio/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'callsign': 'WSKYFM', 'stationSlug': 'thesky973', 'stationName': '97.3 The Sky', 'secondarySectionFront': 'national', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/thesky973/news/national/i-almost-passed-out-locals-responded-to-pope-leo-xiv'}], 'hasSecondaryBylines': False, 'corporateSyndication': None, 'rollingStandoutCount': 0, 'secondarySectionFront': 'national', 'contentPageSponsorLogo': {'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/google-ad-manager/instances/cmaif02lp000w01tcmddxt303@published'}, 'displayLogoSponsorship': False, 'plaintextShortHeadline': "'I almost passed out twice': How locals responded to the pope announcement", '_opinionHeadlineOverride': {'shouldOverride': False}, 'plaintextPrimaryHeadline': "'I almost passed out twice': How locals responded to the pope announcement", 'canBeMarkedGoogleStandout': True, 'isContentFromNoIndexByline': False, 'availableStandoutArticleInventory': True, 'articleWithinGoogleStandoutPublishDateLimit': True, 'site': 'demo'}, 'sort': [3457300], 'stationSlug': 'wccoradio', 'original_id': 'www.audacy.com/_components/article/instances/cmaif02lp001c01tcc2ae3niy@published'}}
Skip to contentCondition: Post with Page_List
Search
Latest Stories
Video
Up next
Listen to 830 WCCO
Sign Up for the Club