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Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as details emerge of how votes coalesced in secret conclave
Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.
Nancy Pelosi wants newly elected American Pope Leo to speak out against mass deportations
Calif., said Friday that she hopes the newly elected Pope Leo XIV will be vocal about opposing mass deportation.
'A monumental day': Catholics in Washington embrace the first US-born pope
Across the nation’s capital, Catholics joyously welcomed the news of the church’s first U.S.-born pope. “I never thought in ...
A new pope is chosen
Let us keep in our ears the weak voice of Pope Francis that blesses Rome,” Leo said during his address on Thursday. “The Pope ...
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New York priest hails Pope Leo for bashing Trump and Vance - 'There's conflict coming ahead'
A New York priest tells the Irish Star he expects conflict between the White House and the Vatican - because the ...
A fellow Chicago native, Omaha’s new archbishop offers support for new pope
A day after he was seated as Archbishop of Omaha, the new diocesan leader praised Pope Leo’s leadership and said a ...
Why the conclave uses black and white smoke to indicate if there's a new pope
Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new ...