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Will Pope Leo XIV accept LGBTQ+ people as Francis did? Here's why advocates have hope.
While heartened by the new pope's commitment to social justice, advocates say it's unclear whether Leo will continue Francis' ...
Advocates question — and defend — Pope Leo XIV’s record of managing clergy sex abuse cases
How Leo confronts the lingering global crisis could be of particular interest to Catholics in the Philadelphia region.
Pope Leo XIV gives 1st homily as American pontiff, says loss in faith has led to crisis in humanity
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, gave his first homily from the Sistine Chapel on Friday in a move that could ...
Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as details emerge of how votes coalesced in secret conclave
Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.
Pope Leo XIV is a ‘Midwesterner who is not afraid of hard work,’ Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich says
Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich participated in the conclave that elected Robert Prevost to lead the Catholic Church as pope.
Pope Leo XIV's name gives clue to how he'll handle social, political divides, bishop says
American author, speaker and theologian Bishop Robert Barron says he thinks the new pope's papal name selection represents ...
Pope Leo Tells Cardinals They Must Continue 'Precious Legacy' of Pope Francis
Pope Leo XIV signaled on Saturday he would continue with the vision and reforms of Pope Francis, telling the world's Catholic ...
Wheaton church group witnesses Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV greeting the public in Rome
More than a dozen members of the Gary Memorial United Methodist Church in Wheaton already traveling in Rome witnessed papal ...