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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.
Pope Leo XIV to Helm a Catholic Church Facing Debt, Division and Decline
Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...
Leo XIV, becomes first North American to lead the Catholic Church
The Chicago-born pontiff is the first American to lead the Catholic Church, and while his positions on some of the church’s ...
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Pope Leo XIV holds first press conference, affirms 'gift of free speech'
Pope Leo XIV held his first public audience with ... that can sometimes offer clues on how the new head of the Roman Catholic Church intends to lead. Leo, who was elected the 267th leader 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 ...
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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 ...
Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as leader of the Catholic Church
Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.
Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...
Pope Leo XIV’s brother describes ‘life-altering event’ impacting family
Jetlagged but excited, Pope Leo XIV’s brother, John Prevost, is catching up on daily life after a whirlwind few days in the ...