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Meet Pope Leo XIV: The life and times of Robert Francis Prevost

The Catholic Church has entered a new historic era with the election of American-Peruvian Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th supreme pontiff, who adopted the name of Pope Leo XIV. But what has his life and career been like?

Euronews · May 11, 2025

Whoops, waves, tears: Faithful react to Pope Leo's first Sunday blessing in St. Peter's Sqaure

Tens of thousands of faithful Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square to watch Pope Leo XIV deliver the first Sunday blessing of his pontificate exactly at noon

The Independent UK · May 11, 2025

Trump To Accept $400 Million Jet From Qatar And Could Use It As New Air Force One: Report

President Donald Trump is reportedly set to accept a luxury plane from the Qatari royal family, in what could be the largest gift given to the U.S. from a foreign government

Latin Times · May 11, 2025

Where Catholics in the U.S. Stand on Key Issues As Leo XIV Becomes The First American Pope

Pope Leo XIV was chosen as the new pope Thursday, becoming the first American pope. Here is where Hispanic Catholics in the U.S. stand on key issues.

Latin Times · May 11, 2025

From the left and right, US Catholics hope new pope fulfills their hopes

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV’s homeland, raising the question of whether he might be able to ease some of the deep divisions within its ranks

The Independent UK · May 11, 2025

This American pope: Leo XIV’s bloodline reflects the US melting pot

A fraught history of race and immigration connect the new pope with his homeland

The Guardian - US · May 11, 2025

Watch: Pope Leo calls for ceasefire in Ukraine and Gaza during first Sunday address

Pope Leo XIV used his first Sunday address from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, to call for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages.

The Independent UK · May 11, 2025

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at tomb of St. Peter before greeting the masses for his noon blessing

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on Sunday near the tomb of St. Peter, hours before he was to deliver his first Sunday noon blessing from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica

The Independent UK · May 11, 2025

Jubilant Peruvians Celebrate New Pope At Mass In Adoptive City

Thousands of Catholics gathered on Saturday for an outdoor mass in the Peruvian city of Chiclayo to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, who for years lived, ate and prayed among them.

International Business Times · May 11, 2025

What is the traditional Sunday blessing that popes deliver in St. Peter’s Square?

The new pope Leo XIV is scheduled to deliver his first Sunday blessing from the loggia where he first appeared in public after being elected three days ago

The Independent UK · May 11, 2025