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For the first time in the history of these two preeminent institutions, their chosen leaders share the same nationality.

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When white smoke curled into the Roman sky and the world learned that the College of Cardinals had elected Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost, Pope Leo XIV--an American--it was met with mixed emotions ...

Political partisanship is likely to become an even more untenable position for American Catholics than it already is.

The faithful gathered for Sunday Mass for the first time since Chicago native Robert Prevost was selected as the next pontiff. His election marks a meaningful new chapter for the church nationwide.