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The new American pope launches 1,000 memes
Americans quickly started reacting online to the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States. And of ...
Nancy Pelosi wants newly elected American Pope Leo to speak out against mass deportations
Calif., said Friday that she hopes the newly elected Pope Leo XIV will be vocal about opposing mass deportation.
Cardinal Dolan played ‘kingmaker’ in Pope Leo XIV’s shock election: reports
The powerful Big Apple cardinal served as “kingmaker” for fellow US Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, rallying support in ...
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Pope Leo XIV's previously unknown Creole roots are a most American story
Census records for Leo's maternal grandparents hint at the complexity of Creole identity and of Black identity in America.
Warm American welcome for new pope masks US church's deep divide
As Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Sistine Chapel on Friday, he spoke a few words in English. It was ...
Could the new pope, a Villanova alumnus, speak at graduation next year? ‘Very funny,’ the pope responded.
When Villanova President Peter M. Donohue asked the Pope if he would be commencement speaker, the Pope replied, "Very funny." ...
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"A marxist Pope": defense of Immigrants and criticisms of Vance ignite the MAGA movement
Trump Celebrates the "Honor" of the First American Pontiff, But His Supporters Consider Him a Danger. The election of ...
Obama congratulates new pope: ‘This is a historic day for the United States’
Former President Obama congratulated Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native, on his selection as the next pontiff for the Roman ...