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A Shocked Villanova Celebrates One of Its Own in New Pope
Jesus is a Newsweek reporter based in New York. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, his focus is reporting on politics, current ...
Papal conclave live updates: Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes 1st American pope
On Day 2, the cardinals will begin their day with a mass in the Pauline Chapel and then retreat to the Sistine Chapel for ...
Who are Robert Prevost's family members? Here are Pope Leo XIV's parents, siblings
Prevost, a U.S. native and naturalized citizen of Peru, spent his childhood growing up in Chicago. Here's what we know about ...
What's in the new pope's in-tray: financial woes, doctrinal rows
Pope Leo XIV, the 267th leader of the global Catholic Church and the first U.S. pontiff, will face a number of major ...
What's in a name? Pope Leo XIV's choice signals a commitment to social justice
Pope Leo XIV 's choice of name signals a commitment to social justice which is very much in line with the late Pope Francis ' ...
World Leaders Welcome Pope Leo XIV, First American Pontiff
His selection sparked a wave of congratulatory statements underscoring the significance of his American heritage and deep ...
Americans Burst With Pride, and Surprise, at the First Pope From the U.S.
Across the country, Catholics and non-Catholics alike greeted Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV with reverence and satisfaction.
Pope Leo XIV is a ‘unifier’ who will ‘listen to all voices’: Friend & Augustinian Prior Provincial
People Leo XIV makes history as the first American-born pontiff. Father Robert Hagan, a friend of Pope Leo and an Augustinian ...