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Can an American pope apply US-style fundraising and standards to fix troubled Vatican finances?
Pope Leo XIV, formerly Bishop Robert Prevost, confronts the Vatican's significant financial challenges, including a ...
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Pope: Church unity, mission must be at heart of Catholic groups
With their specific forms of prayer, outreach or emphasis both the long-established groups of Catholic laypeople as well as ...
Pope, Vatican panel meet amid calls for zero tolerance of child abuse in Catholic Church
Pope Leo XIV met Thursday with members of the Vatican’s child protection advisory panel for the first time amid questions ...
Pacelli Catholic Schools celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV
By Jed Nelson There are moments in history that are so important, so joyful or tragic that we remember exactly where we were or what we were doing when the news was broken to us. The moment the TV ...
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Pope begins his first month listening before acting
Although no major curial appointments or announcements have been made, one person who had a chance to know then-Cardinal ...
Pope Leo XIV: American Calls for 'Peace' as New Leader of Catholic Church
White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang out on Thursday, signaling that a new pope—the 267th leader of the Catholic Church—had been ...
Why did the Pope pick Leo? Here’s why the name is so important in the Catholic Church
Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the ...
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Who will be the next pope? Here's a list of some possible candidates to succeed Pope Francis.
Update: American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been chosen as the new pope and took the name Leo XIV — the first pope in history from the United States. Pope Francis' death on April 21, the day ...
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Who Will Be the Next Pope? Here Are Some Possible Contenders.
Pope Francis had long urged the Catholic Church to “go to the peripheries,” meaning communities in Africa and Asia, where the church also is the most vibrant. One persistent question has been ...
AI-generated Pope sermons flood YouTube, TikTok
AI-generated videos and audios of Pope Leo XIV are populating rapidly online, racking up views as platforms struggle to ...