US EditionPope Leo XIV Begins Pontificate with Focus on Peace and Social Justice
- Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the 267th pope on Thursday, becoming Pope Leo XIV and the first North American pontiff in history.
- Prevost's election as pope broke with the longstanding custom of not selecting a pontiff from the United States, a barrier he surpassed in part due to his extensive missionary work in Peru and strong backing from Pope Francis.
- Pope Leo XIV emphasized healing polarization in the church, advancing unity among bishops, and continuing Francis' reforms on laity inclusion and expanded roles for women.
- He highlighted the importance of the Church engaging more deeply with lay members and fostering greater inclusivity, and selected the name Leo to honor the social justice tradition established by Leo XIII.
- Leo XIV is set to be formally installed on May 18, will deliver his first Sunday blessing from St. Peter's loggia, and plans to build on Pope Francis' mission of synodality and outreach.
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Mass of Thanksgiving for the election of Pope Leo XIV held at Holy Name Cathedral
CHICAGO — Catholics around the world are celebrating the historic appointment of Pope Leo XIV, especially in Chicago, where many feel a close connection to the new leader of the church, who has ties to the city's South Side. On Friday, Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral on the Near North Side hosted a Mass of Thanksgiving for the election of Pope Leo XIV and there was a sense of joy among those who gathered before and after Mass on the dawn of a new …
At Holy Name Cathedral, Chicagoans Celebrate Pope Leo XIV In Morning Masses Friday
The reaction among church leaders to the news of Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost being named the first American pope was "pandemonium," Bishop Lawrence J. Sullivan told parishioners.
New Pope Leo is gentle, calm and unifying, says UK cardinal
Cardinal Vincent Nichols was one of 133 cardinals who took part in the conclave to elect the new pontiff. The new Pope is a “citizen of the world” and the moment he accepted his election inside the secret conclave meeting brought “elation”, a cardinal who was there has said. The leader of Catholics in England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, spoke of a “quite remarkable spirit of fraternity” during the time he and 132 others were sequestered…
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