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Since news of the new pope, Robert Prevost, who assumed the name Leo XIV, hit the wires, he has been universally celebrated as being an American from Chicago.
After Pope Leo XIV’s election on May 8, a new survey shows the percentage of Catholics continues to decrease in Peru.
The "once-in-a-lifetime celebration" will include music, film, in-person testimonials and prayer, the Archdiocese of Chicago said. A Catholic Mass will be celebrated after the program.
CHICLAYO, Peru (OSV News) — Twenty days into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV’s appointment style remains largely unknown — but his ...
Edinson Delgado worked closely with Bishop Robert Prevost as administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo’s leading Catholic ...
Now that Prevost has been elected pope, Paredes said he is filled with optimism for the future of the Church. He hopes that ...
The Papal conclave has elected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new leader of the Catholic Church. Here’s what we know ...
ABC7's Liz Nagy spent almost two weeks reporting from the Vatican as the Catholic Church elected Pope Leo XIV as its next leader. Nagy and an ABC7 crew were sent out to cover the papal conclave. They ...
In an interview with America's Gerard O'Connell, Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington said that Pope Leo XIV would "carry ...
Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally thorny, position of being an American citizen who now is also a foreign ...
In the days after Pope Leo XIV's election, his eldest brother's past posts supporting President Donald Trump got media ...
Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S.