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Pope Leo Vows to Look at ‘Challenges’ Facing the Church in the United States in Unearthed Interview
"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.
Early clues hint how Pope Leo may lead Catholic Church. What did experts notice?
As Pope Leo XIV stepped out in front of cheering crowds outside of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as head of ...
China's Complicated Relationship With the Catholic Church
Incoming Pope Leo XIV faces what some call the most-challenging environment for religion in China since Mao Tse-tung.
Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...
Here are 7 key issues dividing the Roman Catholic Church.
The cardinals who are electing the next pope sometimes look as ideologically polarized as many secular voters around the ...
Feds call child abuse confession law for priests "anti-Catholic" as church vows to excommunicate those who comply
Priests are required to report child abuse or neglect to Washington state law enforcement after learning about the crime ...
Pope's name was ‘best kept secret' in Catholic Church: Former Ambassador to Holy See
Pope Leo XIV’s election by the college of cardinals on Thursday surprised millions of Catholics around the world, including ...
Catholic Church To Excommunicate Priests for Following New US State Law
The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state: Any priest who complies with a new law requiring the reporting of child abuse confessions to authorities will be ...
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Where does the new pope stand on the big issues facing the Catholic Church?
Pope Leo XIV is the first North American pontiff appointed to lead the Catholic Church. As a native Chicagoan, he's been ...
Oklahoma Catholic leaders react to election of first American-born pope
Catholic leaders in Oklahoma posted about and issued statements regarding the election of the Church's first American-born ...