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A moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff, taking the papal name Leo XIV. More ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Leo ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has been elected as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, succeeding Pope Francis. The 69-year-old, the first American to hold the position ...

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Most Holy Rosary Church Pastor Father Fred Mannara said he was astounded to see the new Pope, Leo XIV, was from America. "I wasn't looking for an American Pope, but Leo XIV ...

is shown at an event for Catholic Charities, the church’s social service arm. Facebook Share The Catholic church’s social service arm has long offered resources to women with unplanned or ...

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ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe of Catholics, riven by political divisions that have thwarted the ...

Pope Leo XIV, Leader of Catholic Church (through interpreter): Dear brothers and sisters, this is the first greeting of the risen Christ, the good shepherd who gave his life for the flock of God.

He wrote: “This is a historic day for the United States, and we will pray for him as he begins the sacred work of leading the Catholic Church and setting an example for so many, regardless of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Robert Prevost, the first American pope in the ...