7 h. ago Pope Leo urges release of imprisoned journalists, affirms gift of free speech

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and the press” in an audience with some of the 6,000 journalists who descended on Rome to cover his election as the first American pontiff. Leo received a standing ovation as he […]

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30 h. ago Advocates hold onto hope as Pope Leo faces claims he mishandled alleged clergy abuse

A Chicago-based group filed complaints about him with Vatican officials, claiming Cardinal Robert Prevost fell short in his responses to allegations of abuse in there and in Peru

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36 h. ago Raymond J. de Souza: Praying that Leo XIV is the Pope we need now

A 'citizen of the world,' the new pontiff brings renewed hope for global peace

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50 h. ago Survivor holds cautious hope amid claims new Pope mishandled clergy abuse allegations

ST. JOHN’S — An advocate for victims of clergy abuse says they are cautiously optimistic about Pope Leo XIV, but they are keeping a close eye on recently surfaced allegations that he previously sheltered those accused of abuse. Newfoundlander Gemma Hickey is the board president of Ending Clergy Abuse, and they are in Rome this […]

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54 h. ago Indigenous groups keen to see Pope Leo continue reconciliation work

Pope Francis' 2022 visit to Canada was described as a "penitential pilgrimage" as he insisted on meeting with Indigenous survivors of residential schools and hearing their stories.

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55 h. ago Pope Leo XIV lays out his vision and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue in some of the core priorities of Pope Francis. In his first formal audience, Leo repeatedly cited Francis and the Argentine pope’s own 2013 mission […]

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57 h. ago Pope Leo XIV lays out his vision of the papacy and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity

Pope Leo XIV has laid out the vision of his papacy, calling AI a key issue for human dignity, justice, and labor in his first audience.

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3 d. ago Archbishop of Quebec says he expects Pope Leo will continue Indigenous reconciliation work

The Archbishop of Quebec says he expects Pope Leo will continue to work on reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. Cardinal Gerald Lacroix called the word “reconciliation” very important for any pastor. He shared his thoughts on Friday on the election of the first U.S.-born pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost. The late Pope Francis made history in 2022 when he...

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3 d. ago ‘DA POPE!’ Leo XIV’s Chicago roots unleash spate of holy humor

A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American pontiff, the memes, doctored images and tongue-in-cheek references have piled up deeper than Chicago’s pizza and more loaded than its hot dog, seemingly irresistible to comics and commoners […]

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3 d. ago Pope Leo XIV brings hope to Chicago sports fans as Cubs, White Sox duel for his favour

The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. Elected on Thursday, Robert Prevost is the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born missionary, who took the name Leo XIV, also […]

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3 d. ago The Latest: Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel

He presided over the cardinals who elected him to succeed Francis and follow in his social justice-minded footsteps

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3 d. ago In 1st mass as pope, Leo XIV hopes Catholic Church can be beacon of light

Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago but spent two decades as a missionary in Peru, said a few words in English before continuing his homily in fluent Italian.

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3 d. ago Pope Leo XIV addresses cardinals in English at his first Mass

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, presiding in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who elected him to succeed Pope Francis and follow in his social justice-minded footsteps. Wearing white vestments, Leo processed into the Sistine Chapel and blessed the cardinals as […]

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3 d. ago Pope Leo XIV’s brother says he felt ‘disbelief’ over sibling named pontiff

The brother of Pope Leo XIV says he felt a sense of intense pride over the Chicago-born missionary becoming the first pope born in the U.S.

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3 d. ago ‘The common good’: The last Pope Leo was a champion of the working poor

His 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum focused on workers’ rights and capitalism at the dawn of the industrial age

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3 d. ago 'Great joy': Election of first American Pope celebrated in Edmonton

The Vatican announced Thursday the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new Pope, taking the name of Pope Leo XIV.

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4 d. ago LILLEY: Pope Leo’s politics noteworthy, but political Popes not new

Pope Leo has criticized Donald Trump in the past, but his politics will probably annoy all sides as he leads the Church going forward

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4 d. ago Michael Higgins: Expect Pope Leo XIV to bring more liberal controversy

He has already supported allowing divorced Catholics to receive Holy Communion and allowing same-sex blessings

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4 d. ago Full text: Read the first address of Robert Francis Prevost, to be known as Pope Leo XIV

'God loves us. God loves everyone. Evil will not prevail,' he said on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican

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4 d. ago Before being named Pope Leo XIV, he was Cardinal Robert Prevost. Who is he?

Aged 69 and originally from Chicago, Prevost has spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru and became a cardinal only in 2023.

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