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Whoops, waves, tears: Faithful react to Pope Leo’s first Sunday blessing in St. Peter’s Square
Tens of thousands of faithful Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square to watch Pope Leo XIV deliver the first Sunday ...
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.
Pope Leo XIV live updates: New pope addresses faithful at Vatican
The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that ...
How Leo became the unexpected pope
Nobody does drama like the one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church,” said Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, ...
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How Pope Leo XIV's ‘stunning’ Creole, Black roots fuel hope and pride in 7th Ward New Orleans
The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also ...
Advocates press for accounting of sex-abuse cases in Pope Leo’s past jurisdictions
Advocates for victims of sex abuse say there needs to be an accounting of how then-Cardinal Robert Prevost handled such cases ...
Pope Leo leads prayer in Vatican City as thousands gather to get a glimpse
Pope Leo XIV stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to thunderous applause and an electric atmosphere, to ...
Pope Leo must carefully thread needle between Church 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 ...