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Pope Leo XIV celebrates his 1st Mass

New pope chooses Leo as his papal name. Here's why pontiffs change their names and what they mean.

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been announced as the new pontiff and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV. There are no written rules or official criteria for a pope's name, but they choose names that have meaning in the Catholic tradition.

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Pope Leo XIV is the first Augustinian pontiff. Here's what the religious order means

Pope Leo XIV is a man of many firsts; apart from being the first American-born pope, he is also the first pope to be an Augustinian.

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The Latest: Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass as pontiff a day after his election

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass on Friday, a day after his historic election as the first North American pope in the Catholic Church's 2,000-year history while congratulations poured in from world leaders and statesmen at the start of his papacy.

Robert Prevost is 1st American pope

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Robert Francis Prevost Is Elected as the First American Pope

Francis may have been globally admired, but within the church hierarchy he was a polarizing figure. This could have resulted in a drawn-out voting process as diverse groups within the electorate struggle to find common ground.

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What we know about Leo XIV, the new American pope

Over an hour after the white smoke emerged, the new pope, clad in his papal vestments, stepped out onto the balcony and greeted the world.

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A United Front for Pope Leo Among American Cardinals

One cardinal who cast his ballot said the pope’s choice of the papal name Leo might signal a particular interest in workers’ rights.

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Live updates: Pope Leo XIV calls his election both a cross and a blessing, offers first homily

Robert Prevost, who took the name Pope Leo XIV, led his first Mass at the Sistine Chapel. He is the first American pope in ...

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What Pope Leo XIV means for the U.S. Catholic church and Trump

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

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What Pope Leo XIV Has Said About Donald Trump's Policies

Prior to his election as Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost's social media activity suggested criticism of President Donald Trump's ...

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From Villanova to the Vatican: Alma mater is floored it taught the 1st US pope

When Villanova University's president, the Rev. Peter Donohue, was nearing graduation as a theatre student, a future pope ...

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How will Pope Leo lead? His first days may yield clues

Scrutiny about the way the latest pope might run the Catholic Church started the moment he stepped on to the balcony.

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Pope Leo XIV didn't play tag as a kid. He played priest, brother says.

Louis Prevost is equal parts excited, mind blown and a little worried about how the papacy will impact his relationship with ...

Illinois Voting Record Shows Pope Voted Regularly, and in Both Parties’ Primaries

Pope Leo XIV voted in Democratic primaries in 2008 and 2010 and in three Republican primaries in the years that followed, ...

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'The time the new Pope attended my big day'

Pope Leo, 69, was elected on Thursday to become the 267th Pope and the first American leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

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