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Among his first messages, Pope Leo XIV expressed his intention to strengthen the Catholic Church's ties with the Jewish community.
The Catholic Church has a new pope, and he’s the first American to hold the role. White smoke appeared around 10 a.m. MDT on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals sequestered in the Sistine Chapel had chosen Pope Francis’ successor.
News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV’s homeland, raising the question of whether he might be able to ease some of the deep divisions
Last week was quite special for the estimated 1.2 billion Catholics around the world when white smoke billowed across St. Peter’s Square, telling the world that the conclave of cardinals united behind one man to be St.
The elevation of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost to pope earlier this month has been a point of pride for Chicagoland parishes, including in the north suburbs of Morton Grove, Park Ridge,
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YourErie on MSNErie community shows support for new pope at special massCatholics around the world have a new face of leadership as Pope Leo XIV takes the reins from the late Pope Francis. Monday night, Erie’s Catholic community came together for a special mass
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Catholic community in Las Vegas celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving for the election of Pope Leo XIV at Guardian Angel Cathedral Sunday morning. The new religious leader on the world stage has a connection to the leader of that valley church, Archbishop George Leo Thomas.
The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds majority to elect a new pope for the Catholic Church.