The Vatican media released on Sunday a trailer for its new documentary film “Leo from Chicago,” which traces the life and experiences that shaped Robert Francis Prevost, better known across the world today as Pope Leo XIV, the 267th leader of the Catholic Church.
The new film offers viewers an intimate portrait of Pope Leo’s early life throughout the United States from the perspectives of the people around him, including his brothers Louis and John, and other individuals who knew him.
“With a glance at Pope Leo’s childhood, family ties, friendships, studies, formation, vocation, first steps in consecrated life, social commitment, sporting passions, and food preferences, Leo from Chicago offers an in-depth and, in many ways, previously unseen portrait of Pope Leo XIV,” the Vatican News said in its report.
“This documentary, produced by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Apostolado El Sembrador Nueva Evangelización (ESNE), retraces the history and roots of the Pope in his native land: the United States,” the website added.
The Vatican media published the trailer on its official YouTube channel on September 14, which already generated more than 3,200 views as of this posting. It follows the documentary “León de Perú,” released in June, which covered Prevost’s years of mission in the South American country.
“Leo from Chicago” will be released soon on the media channels of the Vatican.
Pope Leo was elected leader of the Catholic Church on May 8, 2025 following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025.
