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Pope Leo Vows to Address U.S. Catholic Church 'Challenges'
"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.
How Pope Leo XIV may lead church and navigate an increasingly vocal Catholic right in US
The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.
Pope Leo’s Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, has Creole roots. That is raising awareness about the complexity of the Creole ...
What to know about the Catholic Theological Union, Pope Leo XIV's alma mater in Hyde Park
The Hyde Park school was founded in the wake of the Second Vatican Council, which shaped its teachings and philosophy toward ...
Priest sex abuse survivors hopeful Pope Leo XIV brings change to Catholic Church
The Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests is calling for the new pope to impose a zero-tolerance policy.
Pope Leo XIV Faces Financial Headache as New Catholic Church Leader
Pope Leo XIV, the first person from the United States to lead the Catholic Church, is taking on a financial headache in his ...
Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, known as the 'saint of the north' in Peru for his closeness to poor
Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as ...
Pope Leo XIV’s Chicago roots has Bears fans feeling very hopeful about the Caleb Williams era
Already, with the New York Knicks and their Villanova-built team riding high up 2-0 over the Boston Celtics in the second ...