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News of the first American pope, Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, prompted reactions from RI's Catholics.
When Henry Louis Gates Jr. set out to trace the family tree of America's first pope, he had no idea he was about to uncover ...
Americans are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.
As Pope Leo XIV takes the helm of the Catholic Church, Popeyes’ reaction to the news has some fans roaring with laughter. Its witty remarks took the internet by storm just moments after the ...
Thomas Hennen’s ministry in the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, signaled he backs current Catholic Church teaching on LGBTQ+ ...
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of ...
A new pope was elected on Thursday and reaction is pouring in across the world, including in Illinois.
During the celebration, Pope Leo XIV revived the ancient tradition of personally imposing the pallium on new metropolitan archbishops.