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World meets Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States
Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful ...
Trump congratulates Pope Leo XIV, calls his election 'a great honor' for the United States
President Donald Trump said the selection of Cardinal Robert F. Prevost to be pope is "a great honor" for the U.S., noting he ...
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U.S. bishops react to election of Pope Leo XIV, first pope from United States
U.S. bishops on Thursday hailed the election of former Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and ...
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The Latest: Robert Prevost of the United States is named Pope Leo XIV
Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new ...
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Blacks celebrate Pope Leo XIV's Creole lineage from New Orleans
The new leader of the Catholic Church has a distinction that goes beyond being the first pope from the United States. Records ...
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Thousands flock to Vatican for Pope Leo XIV's installation ceremony and first popemobile tour
Tens of thousands of people are streaming into St. Peter's Square for the formal installation service of history's first ...
Vance gifts Pope Leo XIV books, personalized Chicago Bears jersey at Vatican
Vice President JD Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, was part of a delegation meeting with the Pope. In addition to ...
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Pope Leo XIV’s link to Haiti is part of a broader American story of race, citizenship, and migration
Pope Leo XIV's genealogy can be traced back to Haiti, where his grandfather, Joseph Norval Martinez. His census records tell ...