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The Catholic Church has a new pope, and for the first time, he is an American. Pope Leo XIV was elected on Thursday, succeeding Pope Francis, who died in April. Leo, a 69-year-old native of Chicago, has held several roles in the Church, including serving as a bishop in Peru…

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of LoveWorld Incorporated has claimed — without proof — that the COVID-19 vaccine was responsible for the death of Pope Francis. In a video of a programme held on Thursday, which has since gone viral on YouTube, Oyakhilome alleged that the late Pope had aligned himself with…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic Church. Leo spoke off-the-cuff in English in the Sistine Chapel to the cardinals…

Rather than collecting dust in a museum or being handed down to Pope Leo XIV or other future pontiff, Pope Francis' $500,000 Popemobile is set for a very different journey — one that honours the late Pope's enduring concern for the most vulnerable. The custom-built vehicle, which Francis used during…

The brother of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, said the newly elected pontiff will likely follow in the late Pope Francis's footsteps to serve and look out for "those who don't have a voice." John Prevost, one of Robert's two brothers, said that Francis and Leo were "two of…

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SCHIAVON, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV ‘s choice of name signals a commitment to social justice that is very much in line with the late Pope Francis ’ global ministry. “I think a lot us had a question mark when they elected an American, and then he selected the…

Well, that was a surprise. “I’m still in shock,” said Fr John Nahrgang of the diocese of Phoenix in Arizona. He was standing among the throng in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican after Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was introduced, urbi et orbi, as Pope Leo XIV. “Of all…

An AI-generated image of U.S. President Donald Trump dressed as the pope has taken social media by storm, just days before Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the first American pope in a historic Vatican conclave. The image , posted on Trump’s Truth Social platform, showed the president in…

Pope Leo XIV—born Robert Francis Prevost—is the first American Pope. His election on May 8 signals a shift in the world order of the Church—a shift that many people did not believe would happen anytime soon. But as the once improbable has become reality, Leo must now choose how he…