On May 8, the Catholic Church elected Robert Francis Prevost, as its first North American leader. The planet and the people are in desperate need of moral healing, and there are promising signs that Pope Leo XIV just may be the voice of clarity that we need. I am a …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed the election of Robert Prevost as the first American pope, and the subsequent complaints from some conservatives that the Chicago native is somehow “woke.” Colin Jost began by admitting that, as a Catholic, he “could not be more proud.” “Whichis a sin, and now …
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This article contains a major spoiler for the 2024 film Conclave. Susan Bin is not a Catholic. She tells Rolling Stone that she’s been to a single Mass service in her life, “and that’s a long story.” But she’s engaged with the church from an academic perspective as someone who …
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The election of Pope Leo XIV on Thursday was a monumental day for Catholics all over the world — as well as posters everywhere. The former Cardinal Robert Prevost made history as the first American pope, and specifically the first pope from the great city of Chicago. Yes, the new …
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White smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel today signaled that a conclave of cardinals selected a new pope: Robert Prevost of the United States. He is the first American pope in history and will go by Leo XIV. Cardinal Dominique Mamberti of France made the announcement. Prevost, 69, comes from …
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Catholics have a new pope, and for the first time in the church’s history, it’s an American. It took the College of Cardinals only two days to elect U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost as the successor to Pope Francis. Prevost — who has taken the name Leo XIV — was by …
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