3 w. ago Pope Leo to celebrate inaugural mass Sunday, JD Vance expected in attendance

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff for the Roman Catholic Church, will celebrate his inaugural mass on Sunday, according to the Vatican.

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3 w. ago Pope Leo XIV to lead inaugural mass Sunday, thousands expected to gather

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff for the Roman Catholic Church, will lead his inaugural mass on Sunday, according to the Vatican.

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3 w. ago Here's what U.S. Catholics are saying about the election of Pope Leo XIV

At services on Sunday, some Catholics took particular pride in the election of the first American pontiff, who has familial ties to multiple places across the country.

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4 w. ago Cardinal suggests Pope Leo XIV wasn't elected as 'counterweight' to Trump

Following the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff elected from the U.S., American cardinals shared their reaction to the new leader of the church.

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last month 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 signify how he intends to lead the Catholic Church.

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last month Pope Leo XIV, First American Pontiff, Will Face a Fractured American Church

Pope Leo’s relationship with the ascendant Catholic right in the U.S. could be a prominent issue in his papacy.

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last month Pope Leo XIV’s brother reacts to his historic election: ‘There are no words’

The brother of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, who made history by becoming the first American pontiff, said "there are no words" while reacting to the big news on Thursday.

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last month ‘Pope of the people’: Wilmington Catholic church reacts to first American pontiff

‘Pope of the people’: Wilmington Catholic church reacts to first American pontiff  WECT

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last month Chicago reacts to the election of the city's own Pope Leo XIV

When news broke Thursday about Robert Prevost's election as the first American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, the mood throughout Chicago was joyous.

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