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Trump’s ‘favorite cardinal’ played ‘kingmaker’ role in selection of new pope: Report
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, an ally of President Donald Trump, played the role of “kingmaker” in the selection of Pope ...
Fake New York Times headline circulates after new pope elected
After Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV and the first pontiff from the United States, an image spread across social ...
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New York priest hails Pope Leo for bashing Trump and Vance - 'There's conflict coming ahead'
A New York priest tells the Irish Star he expects conflict between the White House and the Vatican - because the ...
Pope Leo XIV has Creole lineage, New Orleans genealogist says
Robert Francis Prevost, who on Thursday became the first American elected Pope, has Creole of color roots in New Orleans, ...
Election of Pope Leo XIV a cause for great celebration throughout New York City
The election of Cardinal Robert Prevost​, who will now forever be known as Pope Leo XIV​ and the first American pope​,​ ...
Pope’s Childhood in a Changing Chicago Tells a Story of Catholic America
Chicago’s South Side was solidly working class during Pope Leo’s childhood, said Rob Paral, a researcher at the Great Cities ...
New pope gives Villanova University another reason to cheer
At midweek, the chaplain of Villanova University's basketball team cheered as one of his former star players led the New York ...
Pope Leo XIV is ‘person of color’ with surprising ancestry that traces back to New Orleans
Pope Leo XIV’s maternal grandparents were black or mixed and of Creole descent, moving from New Orleans to Chicago at the ...
New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleans
His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked ...
Pope Leo's Brother Reacts to New Papacy—'Oh My God'
Pope Leo XIV's brother revealed the moment he realized his sibling, Robert Francis Prevost, had become the figurehead of the ...