Most of the U.S.-based cardinals who participated in the conclave that elected him said nationality was not a factor.
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(OSV News) — As the Catholic Church welcomes its first American pope, here are 10 things to know about Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert F. Prevost. Maria Wiering is …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV will officially inaugurate his papacy with Mass in St. Peter’s Square May 18. Although he was pope from the moment he accepted his …
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For Catholics seeking a way to both honor the memory of Pope Francis and embrace the principles of his landmark encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home” — …
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The Catholic Church’s “missionary outreach is most desperately needed,” Pope Leo XIV said in his first homily as leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.
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The homily was given at a Mass for the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel May 9, 2025.
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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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In fact, many people didn’t recognize who he was when he came out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.
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(OSV News) — World leaders warmly congratulated Pope Leo XIV on his election and exhorted him to work toward peace in an increasingly conflictive word. Leaders in Latin America, meanwhile, …
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VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — On May 8, the world met its new pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary and Vatican official, took the name Leo XIV. In his first …
