The head of the Midwestern Augustinian province that Pope Leo XIV once led called the U.S.-born new pope’s election a “moment of profound significance.”
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Looking at the challenges that the church in the United States is facing, “I hope to be able to respond to them with healthy dialogue,” said Pope Leo XIV.
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American Catholics from coast to coast were thrilled to learn the next pope was one of their very own: Pope Leo XIV.
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New pope described as “a holy man who will lead us with strong faith and humility.”