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Telegraph
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Watch: Pope chants ‘White Sox' at Vatican City
Pope Leo XIV joined in with fans chanting 'White Sox' as he greeted visitors to the Vatican. A clip from what appears to be St Peter's Square shows the Pope waving to supporters as he is driven through the crowd. A group can be heard chanting 'White Sox, White Sox!', the baseball team that the Pope, who is originally from Chicago, supports. He appears to stop waving to the crowd to pump his hand in the air several times and can be seen joining in with the chants. Leo is the first American pope, and grew up in Dolton, a suburb on Chicago's South Side. Shortly after Pope Leo was elected, his brother John revealed that he supports the White Sox, and the team were quick to shout about his support. 'Hey Chicago, he's a Sox fan,' the team said of the Pope on a a billboard, paying tribute to him as 'the South Side's very own' before a game last month. One fan was spotted walking around greeting passers-by wearing a papal cassock and mitre. Footage has since emerged of the Pope attending one of the 2005 World Series games, in the team's black-and-white baseball jerseys. The Sox went on to win their first championship in almost 90 years. Last week, he was given a White Sox cap by a newlywed couple undertaking the 'sposi novelli', a blessing for newlyweds given by the Pope himself. Gary DeStefano, the groom, from Massachusetts, said the moment the Pope popped the cap on his head was 'surreal'. 'It was to me showed the human side in the man. He is the most humble man, down to earth and funny,' Mr DeStefano told The Athletic.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
House Great Vince Lawrence Recalls the Racism Fueling Disco Demolition Night in New Doc Clip
Chicago house pioneer Vince Lawrence recalls witnessing Disco Demolition Night as a teenager, and later recognizing the racist undertones of the infamous incident, in a new clip from the fascinating documentary, Move Ya Body: The Birth of House, premiering on Rolling Stone. Directed by Elegance Bratton, Move Ya Body digs into the origins of house music on the South Side of Chicago, where Lawrence and his peers crafted a new sound with emerging synth technology and perfected it in underground clubs like the Warehouse. The birth of house music in the 1980s was also, in part, a response to the heyday, and unceremonious downfall, of disco, another genre that had distinctly Black origins before garnering more mainstream attention via white artists and culture. (See: The Bee Gees and Saturday Night Fever.) More from Rolling Stone How Metallica Inspired Fans to Walk and Rock Again After a Serious Motorcycle Accident De La Soul Dig Into Their Long Island Roots in 'The Sixth Borough' Doc Clip Eddie Vedder Raises Awareness for Rare Disease in New Docu Clip Lawrence happened to be working as an usher at Chicago's Comisky Park on Disco Demolition Night in 1979, when a largely white crowd rioted after blowing up a crate of disco records. Lawrence was the victim of racist violence that night too, and an out-of-court settlement allowed him to buy a Moog synthesizer and pave the way for the creation of house music. But in the new clip from Move Ya Body, Lawrence admits that, at the time, he wasn't able to perceive the racism and anti-Blackness fueling Disco Demolition Night. As he puts it, 'I was just not accepting of the reality of racism, of real racism.' Lawrence continues: 'I feel now that a lot of the angst about disco was really about Blackness. Because people were on the radio describing things that were just Black. The gold chains was a symbol for us that we were no longer bound by chains. Bell-bottom pants and the leisure suits were a way for us to feel together, when we had matching tops and bottoms. All of these things were being said in a way that was looking down on everything that brought us joy.' In an email to Rolling Stone, Bratton calls Disco Demolition Night an 'ideological lynching' that was 'meant to remind Blacks, queers, and femmes to stay in their place.' Pointedly, he adds: 'The same forces that conspired to destroy Black dance music in the late 1970s are alive and well. Today, they call themselves MAGA… It feels so easy to just give these lunatics what they want but in Vince there is a powerful rebuke of the status quo. It's rooted in music. Talk about non-violent resistance!' Move Ya Body is set to screen Friday, June 13, as part of the Tribeca Film Festival, with additional showings scheduled through the weekend. Along with Lawrence, the film features interviews with other house luminaries including Marshall Jefferson, 'Screamin'' Rachael Cain, Byron Stingily, Lady D, Kevin Aviance, and Lori Branch. In explaining why he wanted to make Move Ya Body, Bratton says it was as much about his love of music as it was a desire to 'make sure the pioneers of house can get their roses while they are still here.' He adds, 'If you look up the top EDM DJ's in the world, they are white men mostly from Europe. House music like just about every genre of American music starts in the Black community… House history is black history, it's queer history, and it's feminist history. I want to show through Move Ya Body that partying is political. Going to a club and dancing to the same beat as someone different from you is a radical act. It shakes oppressive power to the core to think that we can find that commonality through our differences. If they weren't scared of our collective power then they wouldn't spend so much time trying to keep us apart.' Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked
CBS News
5 days ago
- CBS News
Teen killed in drive-by shooting in Greater Grand Crossing, police say
A 17-year-old boy is dead after a drive-by shooting early Sunday morning on the city's South Side. It happened shortly after 4 a.m. in the 7600 block of South Prairie Avenue. Chicago police said the teen was standing near the sidewalk when a dark-colored sedan approached and someone from inside pulled out a gun and shot at him. The teen was hit in the shoulder and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he later died. The sedan left the scene heading westbound on 76th Street. Police at the scene were inspecting a red SUV, but did not say how it was involved. No arrests were made.
Washington Post
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
At Chicago baseball stadium, Pope Leo makes his first pitch to America
CHICAGO — Pope Leo XIV — known here as Bob Prevost from the South Side — will address a packed baseball stadium Saturday, greeting a U.S. audience directly for the first time and offering a glimpse of the potential impact of the first American papacy. More than 30,000 tickets were claimed for the event at Rate Field, the South Side home of the White Sox. The event, organized by the Chicago Archdiocese, is billed as a celebration of Leo and his hometown, and it will include a performance by a local Catholic school boys' choir currently on 'America's Got Talent.' Chicago Bulls announcer Chuck Swirsky will serve as emcee.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Yahoo
Two hospitalized, including teen, after South Side shooting: police
The Brief A 15-year-old boy and a 33-year-old man were shot near an alley on Chicago's South Side Monday evening; both were hospitalized. The teen is in fair condition; the man is critical. No arrests have been made. CHICAGO - A shooting on the city's South Side Monday evening left a teenage boy and a man hospitalized, Chicago police said. What we know The gunfire broke out around 7:19 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue. A 15-year-old boy and a 33-year-old man were near an alley when they were shot, according to police. The teen was hit in the back and taken to Comer Children's Hospital in fair condition. The man suffered gunshot wounds to the torso and leg and was transported to the University of Chicago Hospital in critical condition, authorities said. What's next No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.
