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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 ...
An 'extremely joyful day' for US Catholics as Leo XIV becomes first pope from US
Robert F. Prevost, 69, was a longshot selection with extensive missionary experience in Peru and an approach similar to Pope ...
Catholic cardinals to sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of the conclave
Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves Wednesday behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to ...
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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 ...
How Pope Leo XIV may lead church and navigate an increasingly vocal Catholic right in US
The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.
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Catholic elementary school students in Dorchester conduct a classroom conclave
Students at a Catholic elementary school in Dorchester not only witnessed the election of a new pope, but also got to learn<a ...
Donald Trump Reacts to New Pope
President Donald Trump reacted to the selection of the new pope and leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday.
The Latest: Catholic cardinals to sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of the conclave
Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...
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 ...