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Who is Pope Leo? | The rapid rise of Cardinal Prevost
From priest to pope—will his missionary past define him as the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, or will Pope Leo become ...
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‘Whoa’: Pope Leo XIV Shock to Learn He Has Black Grandparents, Celebrity Cousins and Enslaved Ancestors
When Henry Louis Gates Jr. set out to trace the family tree of America's first pope, he had no idea he was about to uncover ...
Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV grew up poised to buy his childhood home
A village in Chicago’s south suburbs is poised to purchase Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home after its board voted unanimously on ...
America Magazine3d
Who is Pope Leo? | 5 surprising things I learned while reporting on Robert Prevost
Although I had set out to answer the question, “Who is Pope Leo XIV?” the question I had succeeded in answering was “Who is ...
National Catholic Reporter1d
Where did Pope Leo get that suit? Chicago, of course
The vestments, created by the House of Hansen in former Cardinal Robert Prevost's hometown, were made of an ecclesiastical ...
The Making of an American Pope
Occasionally they remember to call him by his new name, Pope Leo XIV, but it’s unfamiliar to their tongue. One of the guests ...
America Magazine12d
How will Pope Leo change the process for choosing bishops?
At the time of his appointment as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops in 2023, then-Cardinal Robert Prevost described in an ...
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Pope Leo XIV holds first 'green mass' with profound message for followers: 'The care of creation'
"Living our vocation to be protectors of God's handiwork is essential to a life of virtue." Pope Leo XIV holds first 'green ...
Pope Leo's hometown approves the purchase of his childhood home in hopes of reviving the village
Cardinal Robert Prevost made history by becoming the first pope from the United States — a stunning decision that Chicagoans ...