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‘He’s one of us’: South Holland church celebrates bragging rights as Pope Leo XIV’s de facto home parish
After a series of closures by the Chicago Archdiocese, Christ Our Savior Church in South Holland has bragging rights as Pope ...
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in symbolically rich blessing on Mother’s Day
Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of ...
Pope Leo’s debut: ‘Clear connections’ to Francis, but ‘he’s his own man’
As much as Leo he has echoed Francis, the first American pope is fast emerging as his own man. VATICAN CITY — As he has done ...
Pope Leo XIV says AI poses new challenges for 'human dignity' and 'justice'
Pope Leo XIV, elected last week after the death of Pope Francis, discussed AI during an address to the College of Cardinals ...
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 ...
Pope Leo XIV Calls for End to War in First Sunday Blessing as Pontiff
The new pope, speaking to thousands in St. Peter’s Square, echoed themes that Francis, his predecessor, regularly addressed.
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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 ...