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African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

Pope Leo XIV has stepped into the position of leader of the Catholic Church at a time when the church in the United States is in transition.

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ROME - The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

Those measures have proven crucial for the Roman Catholic Church, said Stan Chu Ilo, an associate professor of Catholic studies at Depaul University in Chicago. Ilo pointed to his native Nigeria ...