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Pope Leo XIV could boost Catholic church attendance in US, Augustinian says
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope from Chicago, could boost interest in the Catholic Church, potentially increasing ...
Resurrection of Dolton: Can Pope Leo XIV bring glory back to his hometown?
Pope Leo XIV’s old community of Dolton is finding hope in his election after years of violence and corruption for the suburb ...
How Pope Leo dealt with years of abuse allegations in a powerful Catholic society in Peru
As a missionary and bishop in Peru, the future Pope Leo came face-to-face with one of the most serious and far-reaching ...
‘How absurd is that?‘: Pope Leo XIV, once just a Villanova student named Bob, is a Wildcats basketball fan
Whitey Rigsby had just landed in Chicago to attend a Villanova function and was still on the plane when his wife, Becky, ...
Pope Leo takes charge of Catholic Church with Vice President Vance looking on
JD Vance is attending Pope Leo's inaugural mass. The trip could set the tone for the Trump administration's relationship with ...
Edward Keegan: Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home an example of the ordinary architecture Chicago does well
In Chicago, whether it’s architecture or Catholicism, we do ordinary very well. It’s one reason we now call Pope Leo XIV our ...
Is the New Pope an Environmentalist?
Pope Francis made a strong moral case for addressing climate change and respecting Indigenous rights. Will Leo do the same?
Sunday Sequence - The Nicene Creed, A New Pope and the Next Dalai Lama - BBC Sounds
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