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Meet Robert Prevost, Who is Now Pope Leo
The first American pope succeeds Francis, preaching peace while confronting Church divides and urgent global crises.
Who is Robert Francis Prevost? What to know about newly elected Pope Leo XIV
Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Live updates: History is made with Pope Leo XIV, first-ever ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost
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Conclave Picks American Cardinal Robert Prevost, Who Will Be Pope Leo
The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...
Pope Leo XIV live updates: Pope calls for end to wars in Ukraine, Gaza
Leo urged an end to the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. "I carry in my heart the suffering of the beloved ...
Pope Leo XIV’s family gravesites in Glenwood, Alsip receive virtual visitors
Assumption Cemetery in Glenwood and Holy Sepulchre in Alsip, where Robert Prevost’s close relatives reside, remained peaceful ...
A bridge builder and quiet reformer. How Pope Leo will lead the Catholic Church
I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...
Pope Leo must carefully thread needle between Church 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 ...