Pope Leo marks 1 year as leader of Catholic Church
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White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church on the second day of their conclave.
Three influential American cardinals spoke about the Church under Pope Leo XIV in an interview that looked at rising conversions, patriotism, the Iran war, and immigration enforcement. Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, distributes ashes outside ...
(RNS) — Two new books reveal insight around the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, tracing the alliances, rivalries and quiet maneuvering that shaped the first American papacy.