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History is made with new Pope Leo XIV, first-ever pontiff from US: Recap
Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...
Pope Leo XIV calls for church to 'illuminate dark nights' in first mass remarks as world celebrates election of first American pontiff in the Vatican: Live updates
Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...
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Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead ...
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Parsing the words of a 'pope able' cardinal from Jerusalem | Terry Mattingly
When the Latin patriarch heard the Easter Monday news about the death of Pope Francis, he packed his bags. As he departed for Rome, his co-workers sang in Arabic: "May the Lord guide your steps with ...
A Mother's Memories of a Cardinal
In her home in Castel Liteggio, the small hamlet of Cologno al Serio, mother Maria Tadini recounts anecdotes about her son, ...
Watch: Smoke emerges from Vatican after Cardinals enter conclave to elect new pope
Black smoke, signifying no pope, has emerged from the Sistine Chapel in the first decision of the conclave to elect a new ...
Who Is The Next Pope? Jerusalem's First-ever Cardinal, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Emerges As Possible Contender
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the world's first Jerusalem-born Cardinal, has burst onto papal succession talk, presenting ...
Xaverian Dean among tens of thousands at conclave, no new pope chosen
"There are names that are thrown around, but we really will not know until he walks onto that balcony," Xaverian Dean of ...
Cardinal from the biblical lands a real contender to become pope
In a tight contest, if modernist and orthodox cardinals need to look beyond their own groups to elect the 267th pope, one candidate with spiritual and leadership credentials to impress both sides is ...