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The new pope is American. Here’s why readers are surprised.
Cardinal Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, is the first U.S.-born pope in the Church's history. Here's how readers reacted to ...
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Boston LGBTQ+ groups cautiously hopeful on new pope, but abuse survivors concerned
The election of Leo, the Catholic Church's first American pope, is drawing a mixed response from groups often at odds with ...
Who Will Be the Next Pope? Here Are Some Possible Contenders.
Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman ...
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Mass. leaders offer congratulations as an American becomes pope
Massachusetts Catholics and political leaders took a moment to recognize new Pope Leo XIV after Cardinal Robert Prevost was ...
Boston faithful welcome first US-born pontiff, including his former Villanova classmate: ‘He was wicked smart’
We have a pope! I join with Catholics in the Archdiocese of Boston and throughout the world, along with people of good will, ...
Even Pope Leo played church with Necco wafers as a child
Yes, even the new leader of millions of faithful Catholics around the world once used an iconic Massachusetts candy to play ...
Warm American welcome for new pope masks US church's deep divide
As Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Sistine Chapel on Friday, he spoke a few words in English. It was ...
What’s in a name? Pope Leo XIV’s choice signals a commitment to social justice.
Pope Leo XIV's choice of name signals a commitment to social justice, very much in line with the late Pope Francis’ global ...