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Pope Leo's first US bishop takes action against Trump migrant crackdown
Michael Pham, who was named bishop of San Diego, California, by Pope Leo in May, wrote a letter about the action on Wednesday ...
At Chicago baseball stadium, Pope Leo makes his first pitch to America
Chicago’s elation over the hometown boy’s election led to a huge party for the first U.S. pope, who will begin to chart his ...
What do Americans think about Pope Leo XIV? A new poll offers insight
While there’s plenty of room for views to shift as Pope Leo’s agenda becomes clear, people are watching how the first ...
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Q&A with David Kertzer: What it means to have an American pope
After the white smoke cleared, Brown papal historian David Kertzer reflected on the significance of an American pope, how the ...
National Catholic Register10dOpinion
How Pope Leo’s Election Affects US Catholics in 4 Major Ways
COMMENTARY: Not since 1808 when Bishop John Carroll was the bishop of Baltimore — then the only diocese in the United States ...
Can an American pope apply US-style fundraising and standards to fix troubled Vatican finances?
One of the greatest challenges facing Pope Leo XIV is financial. He has inherited the Holy See’s chronic, 50 million to 60 ...
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The American pope and a US hierarchy that opposed his predecessor
How will Pope Leo XIV deal with the Catholic bishops in the US who resisted the pastoral priorities set by his Argentine ...
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Chan | Why America desperately needed Pope Leo XIV
In her latest column installment, Chan analyzes the rise of conservative Christian nationalism and reflects on why the new ...
Finding the Pope’s Roots
Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveowners: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals.
How the Vatican manages money and where Pope Leo XIV might find more
The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds, and it's got a very big budget problem. It primarily finances the ...