9 h. ago Pope Leo criticizes political nationalism and prays for reconciliation and dialogue

Pope Leo XIV has criticized the surge of nationalist political movements in the world as he prayed for reconciliation and dialogue

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16 h. ago Raising school fees torments many Africans. Some expect the Catholic Church to do more to help

Sub-Saharan Africa has the world's highest school dropout rates and a driving factor is that parents are being crushed by unpredictable school fees

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56 h. ago Catholics now make up little more than half Brazil’s population

Census finds just 56.7% in world’s biggest Catholic country follow Roman church as evangelical numbers riseHome to the world’s largest Catholic population, Brazil has once again witnessed a decline in the faith’s following, according to new figures released by the country’s national statistics institute (IBGE).Thirty years ago, Catholics made up 82.9% of Brazil’s population but now account for just over half, 56.7%, according to the 2022 census – whose results on religion were only released on Friday. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Pope meets with child protection advisory board amid survivor calls for zero tolerance on abuse

Pope Leo XIV has met with members of the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission for the first time amid questions about his past handling of abuse and demands from survivors that he enact a true zero tolerance for abuse policy across the Catholic Church

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3 d. ago AP PHOTOS: Famed church murals featuring social commentary revived by conservationists

Workers have completed a phase of conservation work on historic murals by the late artist Maxo Vanka at St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church near Pittsburgh.

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3 d. ago Inside a historic church painted with murals that reflect searing social commentary

Workers have completed a phase of conservation work on historic murals by the late artist Maxo Vanka at St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church near Pittsburgh

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6 d. ago Baltimore schools sued for failing to protect students from a predatory teacher

Three women are suing Baltimore’s public school system, alleging they were sexually abused by a special education teacher decades ago

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2 w. ago Can Pope Leo retain US citizenship while leading a foreign government?

US state department says on website it may ‘actively review’ status of Americans who ‘serve as a foreign head of state’Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first US-born leader of the Roman Catholic church elevated him to the rare, legally thorny, position of being an American citizen who now is also a foreign head of state.Born in Chicago as Robert Prevost in 1955, the new pope for the past decade has held dual citizenship in the US and Peru, where he spent time as a missionary and bishop. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Can Pope Leo remain a U.S. citizen now that he's a foreign head of state?

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S. citizen who is also a foreign head of state

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2 w. ago What are Pope Leo XIV's key views? From abortion to LGBT rights

A trailblazer in his own right already, what do we know about Pope Leo XIV’s key views so far? And does he plan on paving a new path for the Catholic church?

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3 w. ago Pope Leo takes aim at ‘autocrats’ during inaugural mass in front of tens of thousands of well

Pope Leo XIV spoke of unity and communion as the pillars of the Catholic Church during his first homily

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3 w. ago New Pope Leo XIV shares bombshell statement on what he believes marriage is

Pope Leo XIV addressed the Vatican diplomatic corps ahead of his official installation Mass this Sunday, sharing key points on the Catholic Church's stance on marriage, abortion and euthanasia

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3 w. ago Pope Leo holding inaugural mass at the Vatican in front of thousands as crowds chant ‘Viva il Papa’

Pope Leo XIV took his first ride in the popemobile on his way to Sunday’s inauguration ceremony

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3 w. ago Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass Sunday is filled with symbolism. Here’s what you need to know

Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass on Sunday morning at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, Jesus’ apostle, and his special mission as head of the Catholic Church

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3 w. ago Pope Leo XIV to hold inaugural mass at St Peter’s Square in front of 250,000

World leaders to attend papal mass in Rome as first US pontiff receives fisher’s ring and wool palliumAn estimated 250,000 pilgrims and a host of world leaders and royals, including the US vice-president, JD Vance, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, and Britain’s Prince Edward, are expected to attend St Peter’s Square for the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV.The service, which begins on Sunday at 10am local time, marks the official start of the papacy of the first US pontiff in the history of the Roman Catholic church. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Pope Leo’s grandfather was immigrant from Sicily, genealogists reveal

Robert Prevost’s maternal grandparents came to US from Caribbean and at one point identified as BlackEvidence that the Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV’s bloodlines reflect the US’s legacy of immigration – and complicated relationship with race – has continued to emerge since he recently became the first American ever elected to lead the Roman Catholic church.The family history service Ancestry recently announced that a team helmed by senior genealogist Kyle Betit had determined Leo’s paternal grandfather, John R Prevost, immigrated to the US from north-eastern Sicily. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Pope Leo XIV's surprising favourite summer destination where he truly 'feels at home'

It's not the summer destination you'd expect from the head of the Catholic Church, but Pope Leo XIV's friend has revealed his favourite summer destination

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3 w. ago White Sox to unveil a graphic installation honoring Pope Leo XIV

The Chicago White Sox plan to unveil a graphic installation on Monday that honors Pope Leo XIV

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3 w. ago The pope's doctoral thesis drew on St. Augustine's idea of religious authority as service, not power

The Rev. Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, wrote his doctoral thesis on the way local Augustinian superiors exercise authority

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3 w. ago The Pope Leo XIV effect: Rome hopes for papal blessings of a US tourist boom

Traders anticipating increase in high-spending Americans are already working up Leo-themed beers and ice-creamsEven before the chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel emitted its last puff of white smoke, signalling to the world that the Roman Catholic church had a new pope, Atlante Star, a hotel with a privileged view over St Peter’s Basilica from its rooftop terrace, began to receive inquiries about room availability over the following few days.Then, about an hour later, when the Chicago-born cardinal Robert Prevost was declared Pope Leo XIV, the inquiries turned into bookings as the tourists, mostly from the US, rushed to secure a place to stay in Rome in time for the pontiff’s inaugural Sunday mass on 18 May. Continue reading...

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