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Pope Leo XIV's first full day as pontiff: Live updates from first Mass and more
After celebrating his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV is slated to have a full schedule in the coming days. His next engagement is expected to be a May 10 meeting with cardinals. He'll then have midday ...
Pope Leo XIV: A White Sox fan who calls his brother daily from Rome
The morning after John Prevost watched his younger brother Robert become Pope Leo XIV, he received a familiar phone call.
Pope Leo XIV live updates: Pontiff says AI is main challenge for humanity as he sets out vision of his papacy
Pontiff says AI is main challenge for humanity as he sets out vision of his papacy - New leader of the Catholic Church says ...
Cardinal Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, is the first pope from the United States
Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. He grew up in Dolton and attended St. Mary of the Assumption. A childhood friend said ...
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 ...
Can Pope Leo Keep U.S. Citizenship?
He now leads a sovereign nation, Vatican City, and the U.S. State Department says that for an American to retain citizenship ...
The Pope's Behind-the-Scenes Role in America
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV's significance as leader of the Catholic Church is beyond dispute, but the papacy's role has ...
Could the new pope, a Villanova alumnus, speak at graduation next year? ‘Very funny,’ the pope responded.
When Villanova President Peter M. Donohue asked the Pope if he would be commencement speaker, the Pope replied, "Very funny." ...