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Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in symbolically rich blessing
Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon ...
Pope Leo's Upcoming Inauguration Mass: Everything to Know
Pope Leo XIV has taken the reins as leader of the Catholic Church, starting his first day as Pontiff with a mass at the ...
Live Updates: Leo XIV to Address Journalists for First Time as Pope
A pontiff’s first formal meeting with the news media often offers further indications of how the new head of the Roman ...
‘He’s one of us’: South Holland church celebrates bragging rights as Pope Leo XIV’s de facto home parish
After a series of closures by the Chicago Archdiocese, Christ Our Savior Church in South Holland has bragging rights as Pope ...
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 ...
Pope Leo leads prayer in Vatican City as thousands gather to get a glimpse
Pope Leo XIV stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to thunderous applause and an electric atmosphere, to ...
As cardinal, Pope Leo XIV balanced the sacramental with the personal while confirming teenagers
The announcement that an American cardinal had been elected Roman Catholic Church’s 267th pope had special meaning for a ...