US EditionPope Leo XIV Begins Pontificate with Focus on Peace and Social Justice
- Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago-born Augustinian missionary, was elected the 267th pope as Leo XIV on May 8, 2025, at the Vatican.
- His election overcame a traditional taboo against a U.S.-born pope and reflected Pope Francis' influence, who viewed Prevost as his heir apparent.
- In a 2023 interview, Leo highlighted the need to address divisions within the church, urging bishops in particular to actively promote greater unity and foster closer communion among believers.
- At his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel, Leo described his election as both a cross and a blessing and announced plans for his first noon blessing and media audience.
- His choice of the name Leo signifies continuity with reformist priorities of social justice and making the church more attentive to laypeople through synodality.
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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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