Americans and world leaders are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert ...

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Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

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Cardinal Robert Prevost became the first American pope on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV. U.S. media reacted to the election of the new head of the Church, with many highlighting the historic ...

Pope Leo XIV vows to work for global unity, peace at inauguration ... our breath waiting to know who had been chosen. This was the reaction of Christians, Muslims and others.

That set the stage for the May 8 reaction to Pope Leo XIV. Opinion: Trump wants to limit kids to three dolls and five pencils each. He's right. Sean Feucht, a wildly pro-Trump Christian ...

Surprise, hope, excitement and pride were reflected in many of the initial reactions to Cardinal ... occasion for American Catholics." "Pope Leo XIV's global experience will surely have an impact ...

He told Fox News Digital, "I offer heartfelt congratulations on the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff. "His experience and global Church engagement equip him to lead ...

Pope Leo XIV will be formally installed in a ceremony at the Vatican in the coming days.