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Pope Leo Vows to Look at ‘Challenges’ Facing the Church in the United States in Unearthed Interview
"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.
Pope calls for 'no more war' during first papal prayer
Pope Leo XIV Sunday called for world peace, an end to conflicts across the globe and "no more war" during his first papal ...
Election of Pope Leo XIV evokes prid e-- and hope -- among Chicago faithful: 'Our hometown hero'
Chicagoans celebrated the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the U.S. and a Chicago native, with joy and ...
Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, known as the 'saint of the north' in Peru for his closeness to poor
Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as ...
The Latest: Robert Prevost of the United States is named Pope Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV. The Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and ...
Pope Leo XIV must carefully thread needle between Catholic Church's mission, US politics: Experts
Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S ...
'Another pope from Latin America': Pro-migrant Catholic bishops in Texas believe they have an ally in Pope Leo XIV
Catholics bishops in Brownsville and El Paso believe Pope Leo XIV shares their sentiments regarding migration issues at the U ...
Whoops, waves, tears: Faithful react to Pope Leo’s first Sunday blessing in St. Peter’s Square
Tens of thousands of faithful Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square to watch Pope Leo XIV deliver the first Sunday ...