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 ...

He is the first pope from the United States of America. American Cardinal Robert F. Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV after being elected as the 267th pontiff of the Holy Catholic Church.

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The newly elected pontiff, now known as Pope Leo XIV, is the first pope from the United States ... outlining his own vision for the Catholic Church. “We have to seek together to be a missionary ...

The stunning news of the Catholic Church's first American pope gave way to excitement for Catholics across the United States ... Tim Kaine, D-Va., who is Catholic, said he was surprised and ...

In 2022, the United States maternal mortality rate was 22.3 deaths per 100,000 live births. In Virginia, it was 32.7 deaths per 100,000 live births. According to the CDC, more than 80 percent of ...