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Pope Leo XVI will be formally installed as pontiff during May 18 Mass, the Vatican says
Pope Leo XVI, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, held the first Mass of his papacy in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morning, ...
Pope Leo XIV’s Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America
The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity ...
New Pope Leo XIV, celebrating first Mass, wants Church to be beacon of light
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier, warning of the ...
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Cardinals attend a final Mass at St Peter’s Basilica before the conclave to elect the next pope
The cardinals began the day by participating in a final pre-conclave Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. The dean of the College of ...
Wausau church holds special mass to help guide cardinals ahead of Conclave
Other Catholic churches are joining in. St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wausau gathered for a Mass of the Holy Spirit on ...
How U.S. Catholics see the role of the Church and the pope in their lives — CBS News poll
Most U.S. Catholics say they rely on the pope and the Church's teachings for difficult moral questions, this is particularly ...
Catholic cardinals to sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of the conclave
One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.
Robert Prevost is elected the first American pope in history
Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of ...