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Pope Leo XIV’s Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America
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Pope Leo XIV’s Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the archives and discovered the pope had deep roots in…
Posted by John McCarthy May 11, 2025
Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
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Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment…
Posted by John McCarthy May 8, 2025
Robert Prevost, the first American pope, is from Chicago and jokes are already flowing: ‘All communion wafers will be deep-dish’
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Robert Prevost, the first American pope, is from Chicago and jokes are already flowing: ‘All communion wafers will be deep-dish’

Here comes ‘Da Pope.’ Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was named today as the first ever American pope – and folks in the Windy City are having a blast over it. “From…
Posted by John McCarthy May 8, 2025
Holy white smoke, the Catholic Church has a new pope!
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Holy white smoke, the Catholic Church has a new pope!

VATICAN CITY (PBS) — White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 Roman Catholic cardinals inside have elected a new pope.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 8, 2025
Here’s what cardinals eat during the conclave — and why ravioli and roast chicken were banned
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Here’s what cardinals eat during the conclave — and why ravioli and roast chicken were banned

VATICAN CITY (NYP) — The Catholic cardinals meeting for the conclave are locked in the Sistine Chapel — one of the most grand buildings in the western world. But their…
Posted by John McCarthy May 7, 2025
Pope Francis’ ordinary shoes bring pride to his Argentine neighborhood — and his cobbler
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Pope Francis’ ordinary shoes bring pride to his Argentine neighborhood — and his cobbler

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The man who would become Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same small store. And now, the remarkably ordinary footwear that surprised and charmed millions…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2025
Pope Francis, beloved for his compassion and willingness to shake up scandal-ridden church, dies at 88
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Pope Francis, beloved for his compassion and willingness to shake up scandal-ridden church, dies at 88

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2025
Pope Francis’ last act was to give JD Vance a lesson about migrants
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Pope Francis’ last act was to give JD Vance a lesson about migrants

VATICAN CITY (Daily Beast) — Pope Francis, who died at 88 today, used his last days on the planet to order up a stern dressing down to JD Vance on the White…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2025
Vatican notes ‘exchange of opinions’ over migrants, prisoners in meeting with Vance
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Vatican notes ‘exchange of opinions’ over migrants, prisoners in meeting with Vance

VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance met Saturday with the Vatican’s No. 2 official amid tensions over the U.S. crackdown on migrants, with the Holy See reaffirming good relations…
Posted by John McCarthy April 19, 2025
JD Vance to spend Easter in Rome amid tiff with Pope Francis
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JD Vance to spend Easter in Rome amid tiff with Pope Francis

The pope has sharply criticized the Trump administration’s mass deportation policies. ROME (Politico) — Vice President JD Vance is spending Easter weekend in Rome, where he’ll meet with a top…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2025

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