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Who is Pope Leo XIV? American Cardinal Robert Prevost is the new pope
The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...
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.
Pope Leo XIV Echoes Francis in His First Mass, Aligning Himself With ‘Ordinary People’
In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his ...
Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, known as the 'saint of the north' in Peru for his closeness to poor
In Peru, Pope Leo XIV is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, ...
Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who ...
The new pope is American. Here’s why readers are surprised.
I just didn’t think there would be an American pope in this geopolitical climate,” one respondent said. The post The new pope ...