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Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...
Feds call child abuse confession law for priests "anti-Catholic" as church vows to excommunicate those who comply
Priests are required to report child abuse or neglect to Washington state law enforcement after learning about the crime ...
Early clues hint how Pope Leo may lead Catholic Church. What did experts notice?
As Pope Leo XIV stepped out in front of cheering crowds outside of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as head of ...
Catholic Church To Excommunicate Priests for Following New US State Law
The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state: Any priest who complies with a new law requiring the reporting of child abuse confessions to authorities will be ...
Catholic Church to excommunicate priests who follow new Washington state law
The Catholic Church has vowed to excommunicate any priest who follows a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report ...
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Where does the new pope stand on the big issues facing the Catholic Church?
Pope Leo XIV is the first North American pontiff appointed to lead the Catholic Church. As a native Chicagoan, he's been ...
Pope Leo XIV: American Calls for 'Peace' as New Leader of Catholic Church
White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang out on Thursday, ...
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church holds mass in light of new pope
When white smoke rose out of the Vatican on Thursday, Catholics in Roanoke were watching from their screens in delight as ...
Pope's name was ‘best kept secret' in Catholic Church: Former Ambassador to Holy See
Pope Leo XIV’s election by the college of cardinals on Thursday surprised millions of Catholics around the world, including ...
Seattle archbishop on election of new pope, Washington clergy reporting law and future of Catholic Church
Etienne speaks with Joyce Taylor about the future of the Catholic Church, the new Pope Leo XIV and Washington's new mandatory ...