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Warm American welcome for new pope masks US church's deep divide
As Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Sistine Chapel on Friday, he spoke a few words in English. It was ...
Pope Leo Vows to Look at ‘Challenges’ Facing the Church in the United States in Unearthed Interview
"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.
Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto celebrates the ‘missionary aspect’ that Pope Leo XIV brings to the church
Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto joined KCRA 3 on Friday to discuss the ascension of Pope Leo XIV, saying he was “startled” by news of the first American pontiff in history. “I didn’t think an American ...
North Carolina priest says youth may join Catholic church with new pope
Data from the Pew Research Center shows 20% of Americans identify as Catholic. One priest says that number could rise.
Catholics Overseeing Gaza Church Send Message as New Pope Inherits War
The Catholic office overseeing the Gaza church with which the late Pope Francis communicated daily has shared with Newsweek a ...
Wheaton church group witnesses Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV greeting the public in Rome
More than a dozen members of the Gary Memorial United Methodist Church in Wheaton already traveling in Rome witnessed papal ...
Catholic cardinals elect new pope, white smoke billows from Sistine Chapel
By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and ...
China's Complicated Relationship With the Catholic Church
Incoming Pope Leo XIV faces what some call the most-challenging environment for religion in China since Mao Tse-tung.