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Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as leader of the Catholic Church
Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.
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Pope Leo XIV makes social media debut, vows to maintain a digital presence
Less than a week after Pope Leo XIV took the helm as head of the Catholic Church, he is already making the first social media ...
Everything We Know About the New Pope's Trump-Loving, Pelosi-Hating Brother
The new pope's eldest brother has come under scrutiny for inflammatory political posts—here's what we know about him.
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The challenges facing the first-ever American pope
The world's 1.4 billion Catholics have a new pope, Leo XIV. But the church he now leads is far from unified. What does the ...
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New Pope, a Tennis Fan, Meets World’s No. 1 Player
While in Rome for the tournament May 14, the world’s highest-ranked tennis player walked into the halls of the Vatican and ...
Pope vows every effort to work for peace in regions where Christians persecuted, forced to flee
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed to take “every effort” Wednesday to work for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine and ...
What you’ll see on the pope’s personal X account — and why it matters
According to X, Robert Prevost (@drprevost) joined the social media site in August 2011. His bio reads, “Católico, agustino, Obispo,” referring to his religion, his Catholic order and one of his past ...
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With Jobs Disappearing, Cardinal Says he ‘Rejoiced’ at Pope’s Name Choice
Cardinal Michael Czerny said that when Cardinal Robert F. Prevost was elected pope and chose the name Leo XIV, ...