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President Trump Reacts to Catholic Church Picking the First American Pope in History
U.S. President Donald Trump quickly reacted to the appointment of the first American pope on Thursday, May 8. Pope Leo XIV, ...
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The Catholic Church has elected the first American pope to succeed Francis. Here's who he is.
Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago will succeed Pope Francis as the leader of the Catholic Church. Prevost, the first ...
Trump welcomes Catholic Church’s first American pope: ‘Such an honor’
President Donald Trump embraced Robert Prevost’s election as the Catholic Church‘s next pope. Prevost is the first U.S.-born ...
The first American Pope not only loves baseball — he says he swings a pretty mean tennis racket
Pope Leo XIV gave an initial blessing to the idea of the Vatican Tennis Invitational, wryly adding, “Just don’t bring [Jannik ...
How a working-class Chicago suburb and a tight-knit Catholic parish shaped the first American pope
In one of Chicago’s south suburbs, while other boys were playing cops and robbers, the future Pope Leo XIV would pretend to hold Mass in the basement of his family’s small brick home, reading from ...
Local Catholic church leaders celebrate first American pope
Two Albany Catholic Diocese leaders spoke to reporters shortly after Pope Leo XIV made his first appearance in Vatican City's ...
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First American in history of the Catholic Church named as pope
He’ll be known as Pope Leo XIV. Prevost, 69, from Chicago, Illinois, is the first ever pope from the United States ...
‘Pope of the people’: Wilmington Catholic church reacts to first American pontiff
It made the moment all the more special for millions of Catholic Americans. The impact of that moment was felt in Wilmington ...
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‘Sense of National Pride’: W.Va. Lawmaker Offers Resolution Honoring First American Pope
W.Va., has introduced a House resolution to celebrate the election of the first-ever pope born in the United States.