
Mark Guarino
@ABC News (national) producer; Country and Midwestern: Chicago in the History of Country Music and the Folk Revival, @UChicagoPress; Second book, @UWiscPress
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wsbradio.com | Mark Guarino
CHICAGO — When Sherry Stone learned that childhood friend Robert Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, she got on her computer and did what few people can do: She emailed him a note of congratulations. "I told him we're thinking of having our next grade school reunion at the Vatican," she said.
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abc13.com | Mark Guarino
ByMark GuarinoFriday, May 9, 2025 3:22AMWhen Sherry Stone learned that childhood friend Robert Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, she got on her computer and did what few people can do: She emailed him a note of congratulations. "I told him we're thinking of having our next grade school reunion at the Vatican," she said.
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abc7ny.com | Mark Guarino
Friday, May 9, 2025 3:22AMWhen Sherry Stone learned that childhood friend Robert Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, she got on her computer and did what few people can do: She emailed him a note of congratulations. "I told him we're thinking of having our next grade school reunion at the Vatican," she said.
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abc30.com | Mark Guarino
ByMark GuarinoFriday, May 9, 2025 3:22AMWhen Sherry Stone learned that childhood friend Robert Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, she got on her computer and did what few people can do: She emailed him a note of congratulations. "I told him we're thinking of having our next grade school reunion at the Vatican," she said.
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5 days ago |
abc7.com | Mark Guarino
When Sherry Stone learned that childhood friend Robert Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, she got on her computer and did what few people can do: She emailed him a note of congratulations. "I told him we're thinking of having our next grade school reunion at the Vatican," she said.
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Pope Leo's childhood friends in Chicago told me they called him "Father Robert" because "he was good." One former classmate emailed him yesterday to jokingly suggest their grade school reunion take place at the Vatican. My story for ABC News: https://t.co/lfsvCZzTvR

The Trump tariffs are an existential threat to bourbon makers in Kentucky, where 95% of the spirit originates. An unexpected result: Bipartisan unity from Ky. lawmakers Beshear, Paul, and McConnell who say enough is enough. My story for ABC: https://t.co/ioxvel6krW

Personal milestone time: After 30 years of attending the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, I've officially made it inside one of the "cubes!" I'm excited to announce I'll be interviewing the one and only Marty Stuart at Jazz Fest, 3:15 p.m. May 3! Come on out! https://t.co/tkLehlC9N6