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Cardinal Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

Let us keep in our ears the weak voice of Pope Francis that blesses Rome,” Leo said during his address on Thursday. “The Pope ...

Two progressive U.S. cities in red states found a new way around state laws banning Pride and Juneteenth flags from being ...

After three ballots ended with black smoke billowing out of the Sistine ... Faithful hold an American flag and a rosary following the election of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8 ...

First American pontiff takes Catholic Church helm amid increasing global turmoil - The 69-year-old former cardinal was chosen ...

The Chicago Sun-Times has reported his father was ... Patrick's Cathedral between the skyscrapers. The papal flag fluttered next to the American flag at the cathedral's entrance.

Two progressive cities in red states found a workaround that allows LGBTQ+ Pride and Juneteenth flags to fly on government property despite state laws banning them. Photo by Tong Su via Unsplash ...