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Leo XIV Renews Call for Peace in Meeting With Journalists
The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of ...
Conservatives are cautiously hopeful that Pope Leo XIV will restore rigor to the papacy
Some conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, hopeful ...
Pope Leo asks fan 'Sox or Cubs?' as he signs a baseball
After waiting in line at the Vatican, Jason Perash of Colorado got the pontiff to autograph a ball. The pope is reportedly a ...
Pope Leo suggests people may return to the church because of an American pope
The new pontiff spoke to NBC News anchor Lester Holt, who was part of a news conference for some 6,000 journalists from ...
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Chicago reacts to Pope Leo XIV with "Da Pope" trademark frenzy
It's unlikely the U.S. Patent Office would grant trademarks over "Da Pope" but that hasn't stopped folks from trying.
Pope Leo XIV tells media to help promote global peace by 'disarming' words
Pope Leo XIV called for a kinder, gentler mass media, one that speaks up for those with no voice and in defense of free ...
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 ...
From babies — to popes! Why does it seem like everyone is named Leo?
When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected the new pope on May 8, he became Pope Leo XIV, making the spotlight shine a ...
Leo XIV, first American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations
The Rev. John T. Pawlikowski served as co-founder and director of the school’s Catholic-Jewish Studies Program and also ...
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in symbolically rich blessing on Mother’s Day
Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of ...
Pope Leo’s debut: ‘Clear connections’ to Francis, but ‘he’s his own man’
As much as Leo he has echoed Francis, the first American pope is fast emerging as his own man. VATICAN CITY — As he has done ...
Leo Catholic High School students, staff, alumni honor Pope Leo XIV during prayer service
Pope Leo XIV called for peaceful communication and thanked journalists worldwide for sharing stories illuminating truth, ...