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Philadelphia students elect new pope during mock papal conclave as Pope Leo XIV is introduced
While cardinals were electing Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City, a group of Philadelphia students were selecting a pontiff of ...
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Pope Leo XIV is the first Augustinian pope. A New Jersey professor explains why he's the right choice.
A St. Augustine Prep theology professor said he knew that Pope Leo XIV was the right choice to lead the Catholic Church.
Pope Leo XIV brings hope to Chicago sports fans, and the Knicks for their Villanova ties
The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the ...
Billboards of Pope Leo XIV honor Villanova graduate in Philadelphia region
The Philadelphia region wasted no time honoring Pope Leo XIV, a Villanova University alumnus, with billboards hours after he ...
As cardinal, Pope Leo XIV balanced the sacramental with the personal while confirming teenagers
The announcement that an American cardinal had been elected Roman Catholic Church’s 267th pope had special meaning for a ...
People across the U.S. react to news of first American pope
Shock and excitement in the US Thursday after the conclave ended and Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected pope.
Pittsburgh-area leaders congratulate Pope Leo XIV, noting ties to Pennsylvania
Several Pittsburgh-area leaders are congratulating Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was elected as the first pope ever from the U ...
A ‘commonsense person’: Philadelphia reverend and friend of Pope Leo XIV suggests church’s new leader may be sympathetic on immigration
The Catholic Church has its first U.S.-born pope in Robert Prevost, or Pope Leo XIV. In a way, the Philadelphia region has its first pope, too. Though his roots are in Chicago, Prevost — who was ...