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New pope chooses Leo as his papal name. Here's what to know.
Cardinal Robert Prevost has been announced as the new pontiff and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV.There are no written rules ...
A Shocked Villanova Celebrates One of Its Own in New Pope
The Pennsylvania university best known for its basketball program has a new most famous alumnus in Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo XIV is a ‘unifier’ who will ‘listen to all voices’: Friend & Augustinian Prior Provincial
People Leo XIV makes history as the first American-born pontiff. Father Robert Hagan, a friend of Pope Leo and an Augustinian ...
Americans in St. Peter’s Square were stunned by choice of new pope
Americans in St. Peter’s square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was ...
Americans Burst With Pride, and Surprise, at the First Pope From the U.S.
Across the country, Catholics and non-Catholics alike greeted Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV with reverence and satisfaction.
How a Chicago native became pope: See Robert Francis Prevost's path to making history
Taking the name Leo XIV, the American was elected to be the 267th pontiff and spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...
Papal conclave: White smoke, bells announce new pope chosen
Thousands in Vatican Square cheered as white smoke billowed from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a new ...
Hear first American pope address the world
Cardinal Robert Prevost, of the United States, has been elected as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church and the first ...