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Pope Leo XIV offers message of unity for polarized Catholic Church as pontificate officially starts
Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope ...
Will Pope Leo XIV Pay Taxes on His $33K a Month Salary?
For those wondering if the Catholic Church's spiritual leader will have to pay taxes, if he does have to, it could add up to ...
Pope Leo XIV takes helm of Catholic Church amid a priest shortage in the U.S.
Rolwing's calling comes as the Catholic Church in the U.S. faces a serious priest shortage. Between 1970 and 2024, the number of priests fell by more than 40%, from 59,192 to 33,589, according to ...
Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Inaugural Mass as Head of Catholic Church
Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...
At Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass and beyond, Jewish leaders show hope in Jewish-Catholic relations
Jewish leaders got front seats at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass. An American rabbi there, and other Jewish representatives ...
An American papacy: The Catholic Church didn’t choose Pope Leo XIV to battle Trump
The pope’s favorite baseball team, the Chicago White Sox, congratulated the pontiff on its jumbotron following his election.
Pope Leo XIV meets with head of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Pope Leo XIV met with the Major Archbishop of Kyiv Sviatoslav Shevchuk in the Apostolic Palace on Thursday, who presented the ...