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From the left and right, US Catholics hope new pope fulfills their hopes
News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...
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The Catholic Church has elected the first American pope to succeed Francis. Here's who he is.
Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago will succeed Pope Francis as the leader of the Catholic Church. Prevost, the first ...
Pope Leo’s debut: ‘Clear connections’ to Francis, but ‘he’s his own man’
Then he did something notably uncharacteristic of Pope Francis. He sang. “Hallelujah,” he intoned reverently, in Latin. The ...
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Who will be the next pope? Here's a list of some possible candidates to succeed Pope Francis.
Update: American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been chosen as the new pope and took the name Leo XIV — the first pope in history from the United States. Pope Francis' death on April 21, the day ...
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Who Will Be the Next Pope? Here Are Some Possible Contenders.
Pope Francis had long urged the Catholic Church to “go to the peripheries,” meaning communities in Africa and Asia, where the church also is the most vibrant. One persistent question has ...
Pope Leo XIV faces limits on changing the Catholic Church − but Francis made reforms that set the stage for larger changes
Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States has been picked to be the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church; he will be ...
Heartbreak and acceptance for Philly’s Catholic Filipinos over pope
As Philadelphians and Catholics rejoiced at the announcement of the new pope, with his ties to Villanova University, among ...
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 ...
Robert Francis Prevost becomes the first ever American pope in the history of the Catholic Church
Prince William and Kate Middleton are ensuring their only daughter does not experience life in the Royal Family like her ...
Pope Leo XIV live updates: New pontiff prays at tomb of Francis ahead of first Sunday address
Pope Leo XIV has taken his first trip outside the Vatican to visit a Catholic shrine and pay respects at the tomb of his ...