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Pope Leo XIV graciously accepts, but doesn't wear, Philadelphia Eagles hat as Philly archbishop visits Vatican
Philadelphia's Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez gave Pope Leo XIV an Eagles hat while visiting the Vatican on Wednesday.
A convicted priest is back at work. Child advocates want Pope Leo to act.
Carlo Alberto Capella served prison time for a child pornography conviction but was allowed to return to work at the Vatican, ...
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Start of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate brings surge of interest in papal blessings
The surge in blessings reflects enthusiasm over the start of a new pontificate and highlights a traditional practice that ...
Chicagoans deliver Aurelio's pizza to Pope Leo XIV at Vatican
Some Chicagoans made a special delivery to the first American pope: Aurelio's pizza. Pope Leo XIV, who grew up on Chicago's ...
Watch Pope Leo XIV receive box of Chicago pizza in Vatican City
The pizza delivered to Pope Leo in Vatican City appears to be from Illinois-based Aurelio's Pizza, who were quick to take ...
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Pope Leo XIV appoints new director of the Vatican Observatory
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday appointed astronomer Father Richard Anthony D’Souza, SJ, as the new director of the Vatican ...
Pope Leo XIV addresses youth with heartfelt message amid growing global crisis: 'Never stop believing in a better world'
"Clameurs!" translates to "clamors," a direct allusion to Pope Francis' groundbreaking 2015 papal encyclical Laudato Si', a ...