An American Pope Will Face a Fractured American Church
admin The last several months for American Catholics have been a story about the ascent of…
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Friday Briefing
The election of the first American pope.
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From his home in suburban Chicago, one of the pope’s brothers described Leo as “middle…
Read MoreWhat’s in a Name? In the Case of Leo XIV, Lessons in Bridging Historical Shifts
Pope Leo XIII, who served from 1878 to 1903, led the church into the modern…
Read MoreCautious Optimism Among Liberals About New Pope’s Views on Gay Catholics
Pope Leo XIV has said little publicly about a place in the Catholic Church for…
Read MoreThe New Pope Might Be Something Like the Old Pope
With the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, the College of Cardinals…
Read More‘He Checked All the Boxes.’ Pope Leo XIV Overcame a Liability — Being American.
Before he was chosen, Robert Francis Prevost had the papal seal of approval from his…
Read MoreFriday Briefing: The First American Pope
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Read MorePope Leo XIV, the First American Pontiff, Took a Global Route to the Top Post
Robert Francis Prevost, who led the Vatican office that selects and manages bishops globally, has…
Read MoreWho Is Robert Francis Prevost, the New Pope?
Here’s what to know about Pope Francis’ successor, who was chosen on Thursday. He is…
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