News of a new pope thrilled US-based social media users, especially midwesterners, many of whom were not expecting to see ...

Pope Leo XIV is both the first American pope and the first boomer pope, and any projections about what his papacy will look ...

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The election of Pope Leo XIV as the first-American pontiff shocked the world, and Chicago residents rejoiced in the Holy ...

P olitical figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!" In addition to reactions from local and ...

To discuss the implications of Robert Prevost’s election as pope, for both the church and for the world’s 1.4 billion ...