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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 ...
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Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in symbolically rich blessing on Mother's Day
Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon ...
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 will ‘complete and complement [the U.S.] political agenda’: Cardinal Cupich
On "This Week," Cardinal Cupich said Pope Leo XIV may call for changes to the United States immigration system.
Portland Catholics gather to welcome, share their hopes for Pope Leo XIV
Maricela Calzada’s 53rd birthday on April 21 was the day Pope Francis died. Despite the somber news, the longtime Catholic ...
Chicagoans pack pews to celebrate South Side son Pope Leo XIV: 'It's fantastic'
Across Chicago, Sunday churchgoers returned to pews still stunned and elated about the election of a native of the city’s ...
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Pope Leo's stance on key issues, from climate change to LGBTQ+ rights to US politics
Pope Leo XIV is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we ...
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 ...