By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews - Eric Scheidler, director of the Pro-Life Action League, expressed jubilation Thursday over the election of Pope Leo XIV, citing the new pontiff’s deep ties to Chicago and steadfast pro-life convictions... “As a Catholic, a pro-life advocate, and a Chicagoan, I joyfully celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV,” Scheidler said in a statement to LifeNews... He noted that Cardinal Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, spent much of his life and ministry in Chicago, home to the Pro-Life Action League’s headquarters... “I feel a special closeness to him in that regard.”