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As a young priest in Peru, Pope Leo XIV survived a bomb threat and charmed locals
Hector Camacho remembers Robert Prevost, set to be formally inaugurated as Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, as a young jeans-wearing ...
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‘The pope is Peruvian!’ How 2 decades in South America shaped the vision of Pope Leo XIV
Peruvians have celebrated the election of a man many knew as a missionary and bishop during his 2 decades of service in the ...
Pope Leo XIV 'exudes kindness,' say Chicago religious leaders attending his installation in Rome
Chicagoans in Rome this weekend who know the Robert Prevost from his religious studies on the South Side and work in Peru ...
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Leo XIV: The modest missionary in Peru who became the first American pope
Prevost was known in Peru as thoroughly unpretentious ... and others that he might be on a special trajectory. Since ...
Those who've worked with Pope Leo XIV are optimistic he'll elevate women's roles — with limits
Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms of Pope Francis’ ...
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Pope Leo XIV draws praise on handling sexual abuse—and some complicated allegations
Amid the mostly joyous reception for Robert Prevost, who stunned the world when he emerged from the loggia of St. Peter’s as ...
Travis Kelce teases Pope Leo XIV's Chicago past alongside Jason Kelce mocking the Pontiff's surprising roots
The new pope, who was born in Chicago, said that tennis is his favorite sport. Pope Leo XIV, born and raised in Chicago, has captured global attention for two reasons: his historic role as the first ...
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Pope Leo XIV urges Eastern Catholics not to abandon war-torn lands
Eastern and Latin alike — who, above all in the Middle East, persevere and remain in their homelands,” Leo said May 14.