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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.
What the name Leo likely says about the pope's mission for his papacy and the Catholic Church
When the new pope took the name Leo XIV, it offered the first clue about his vision for his papacy. First, it seems to ...
Local Catholic leaders praise ‘quietly competent’ new Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV
The new pontiff and Bernard Hebda, the archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, have exchanged letters but ...
Christianity is booming in Africa. What it means for the Catholic Church's next pope
African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...
Much like L.A., this American-born pope transcends borders
The faithful in Los Angeles, America’s most Catholic city, were delighted — and a little stunned — to learn a Chicago-born ...
Conclave to elect a new pope begins as 133 Catholic cardinals file into Sistine Chapel
The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...
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Optimistic crowds flock to New York City churches to celebrate 1st American pontiff Pope Leo
World leaders, Americans and those at home in the Tri-State are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost. The 69-year-old, who hails from ...
What’s in a name? With Leo, new pope shows support for workers and labor unions
For Catholic theologians, the significance of the name could not be more clear, with the new pope tying himself to one of the ...