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Why did the Pope pick Leo? Here’s why the name is so important in the Catholic Church
Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the ...
The Forward on MSN5d
Everything you need to know about every Pope Leo — even the antisemitic Leo and the one with the elephant
Once upon a time, popes used their given names. But then a guy named Mercurius got the job and everyone decided that a ...
The Christian Post4d
7 history-changing Pope Leos
Reigning from 1513 until 1521, Leo X is probably best known for excommunicating Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther, ...
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Nigerian Reverend Father speaks on Pope Leo XIV from Vatican
Nigerian cleric, Rev Father Soyemi of St. Augustine's Catholic Church Chaplaincy in NAF in Ikeja, has congratulated Pope Leo ...
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American Robert Prevost elected as new pope, all details about him emerge
Pope Leo XIV has been elected as the new leader of the Catholic Church, being the first American to hold the position in ...
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, is remarkable for another reason
The election of an American as pope is being recognized as a historic choice, but Chicago-born Robert Prevost represents ...
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Breaking: Trump breaks silence as Vatican announces new Pope
UN President Donald Trump has sent a congratulatory message to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the newly announced Pope of ...
Westfair Communications1d
Pope Leo XIV as counterweight to Trump
The election of Chicago-born and raised and Villanova-educated Cardinal Robert F. Prevost as pope at a time when the United States’ role on the world stage has never been more divisive has been ...
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Catholic: How and why celibacy became rule for priests and popes
The Catholic church, with an estimation of about 1.4 billion faithful across the world, will be electing a new leader on ...