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U.S. Bishops Welcome Pope Leo XIV
Statement from Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the USCCB.
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Chicago native Cardinal Prevost elected pope, take...
A native of Chicago and Augustinian missionary who worked for years in Peru, the new Pope Leo XIV had been working at the Vatican as prefect of the Di...
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Conclave: First ballot fails to elect pope
After tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square, black smoke signaled no pope was elected on the first day of the conclave.