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How Pope Leo XIV may lead church and navigate an increasingly vocal Catholic right in US
The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S.
‘He’s one of us’: South Holland church celebrates bragging rights as Pope Leo XIV’s de facto home parish
After a series of closures by the Chicago Archdiocese, Christ Our Savior Church in South Holland has bragging rights as Pope ...
Portland Catholics gather to welcome, share their hopes for Pope Leo XIV
Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral celebrated the election of Pope Leo XIV, a Chicagoan chosen last week to succeed Pope Francis.
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5 things to know about Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church
White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney in Vatican City Thursday as the world gathered to watch a new pope take ...
Chicagoans pack pews to celebrate South Side son Pope Leo XIV: 'It's fantastic'
Across Chicago, Sunday churchgoers returned to pews still stunned and elated about the election of a native of the city’s South Side to the papacy.
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in symbolically rich blessing on Mother’s Day
Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of ...
Pope Leo XIV must carefully thread needle between Catholic Church's mission, US politics: Experts
Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S ...
Leo XIV Outlines a Path for a Modern Church That Follows Francis’ Steps
The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...