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Can Leo, a pan-American pope, boost the Catholic Church’s popularity?
There are early signs that Pope Leo XIV is capitalizing on a moment of euphoria for Catholics and gaining traction within a ...
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Is it a sign? What Louisiana 'American Idol' finalist John Foster found at the LA airport today
Louisiana 'American Idol' finalist John Foster found this rosary while getting into his Uber at the Los Angeles airport on ...
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What Pope Leo XIV’s election means for the future of the church and Catholics worldwide
To discuss the implications of Robert Prevost’s election as pope, for both the church and for the world’s 1.4 billion ...
White smoke signals a new pope has been selected: First pope in history of the Catholic Church from United States will take the name Leo XIV
White smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney at the Vatican, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the ...
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Pope Leo XIV’s election “a sign of hope”, Catholic Bishops in Mozambique say, pledge “fidelity, communion, obedience”
Members of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM) have hailed the Thursday, May 8 election of Robert Francis Cardinal ...
Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born ...
Pope Leo XIV: Why the College of Cardinals chose the Chicago native and Augustinian to lead the church after Francis
Cardinal Robert F. Prevost took the name Pope Leo XIV – an apparent nod to Pope Leo XIII, who championed the rights of ...
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The Catholic Church has elected the first American pope to succeed Francis. Here's who he is.
Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago will succeed Pope Francis as the leader of the Catholic Church. Prevost, the first ...
Catholic leaders, community in North Texas celebrate naming of first US-born pope
Catholics and church leaders in North Texas are celebrating the announcement of the first-ever American pope, Leo XIV. Both ...
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Pope Francis championed inclusion. LGBTQ Catholics hope a new pope will finish what he started.
the pope was met with activists holding protest signs and participating in candlelight processions and prayer vigils, hoping to enact change. In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which is an ...
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LGBTQ Catholics hope for continued inclusion under new pope
the pope was met with activists holding protest signs and participating in candlelight processions and prayer vigils, hoping to enact change. In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which is an ...