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Pope makes surprise outing to visit shrine dedicated to Saint Augustine

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Habemus papam: American Cardinal Robert Prevost elected Pope Leo XIV

May 8
Elise Ann Allen and John Allen

Mass for the Church of Pope Leo XIV with the Cardinal Electors, and other Cardinals present in Rome, in the Sistine Chapel, May 9, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo XIV notes even some baptized Christians ‘in state of practical atheism’

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In the photo released by the Diocese of Chulucanas, Bishop Robert Prevost, third from right, poses with members of the clergy in Chulucanas, Peru, on Aug. 12, 2024. (Credit: Diocese of Chulucanas via AP.)

Serious questions of credibility surround coverup allegations against new pope

May 9
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Pope Leo XIV prays before the icon of Mary of Good Counsel in Genazzano, Italy, on May 10, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope makes surprise outing to visit shrine dedicated to Saint Augustine

May 10
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Pope Leo says he chose name due to revolution of artificial intelligence

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A St. Rita High School student prays in the school chapel where the new Pope Leo XIV, Chicago native Cardinal Robert Prevost, was a substitute teacher. Picture taken May 8, 2025, in Chicago. (Credit: Paul Beaty/AP.)

Catholic Chicagoans celebrate as native son Pope Leo XIV becomes first American pope

May 10
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Melina Walling, Associated Press

John Prevost, brother of newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in New Lennox, Ill. (Credit: Obed Lamy/AP.)

The pope is on the line: Journalist is there for pontiff’s call to his brother in Chicago

May 10
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