Americans and world leaders are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert ...

Americans and world leaders are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert ... for Villanova University and the global Church!" university president ...

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

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Pope Leo XIV was formally inaugurated at the Vatican. The beginning of his papacy was marked by a historic ceremony and the ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost became the first American pope on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV. U.S. media reacted to the election of the new head of the Church, with many highlighting the historic ...

From President Donald Trump to Virginia's Catholic bishops and politicians in both political parties, leaders issued ...

Pope Leo XIV vows to work for global unity, peace at inauguration ... our breath waiting to know who had been chosen. This was the reaction of Christians, Muslims and others.

That set the stage for the May 8 reaction to Pope Leo XIV. Opinion: Trump wants to limit kids to three dolls and five pencils each. He's right. Sean Feucht, a wildly pro-Trump Christian ...

Surprise, hope, excitement and pride were reflected in many of the initial reactions to Cardinal ... occasion for American Catholics." "Pope Leo XIV's global experience will surely have an impact ...