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Catholic Americans rejoice for Pope Leo XIV

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The new American pope received a very American reception in Vatican City.

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  1. Latin Times

    Americans Share Mixed Reactions After New Pope Leo XIV Announced as First American Pope (opens Latin Times)

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    News of a new pope thrilled US-based social media users, especially midwesterners, many of whom were not expecting to see their region represented in the Holy See.

  2. Latin Times

    Trump Looks Forward to 'Meaningful' Meeting With New Pope Leo XIV: 'An Honor to Realize That He Is the First American Pope' (opens Latin Times)

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    President Donald Trump congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on becoming the first American pope on Thursday.

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost elected as new leader of Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Lauren Kent, Chris Lamb and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and will soon step onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. He’ll be known as Pope Leo XIV.

  4. NBC 6 South Florida

    Catholic Americans rejoice for Pope Leo XIV (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    The new American pope received a very American reception in Vatican City.

  5. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Reactions pour in to Pope Leo XIV being named 1st American pope (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    Americans are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.

  6. The World from PRX

    Vatican selects new pope to lead the Catholic Church (opens The World from PRX)

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    Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope. The 69-year-old is from Chicago, Illinois, and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. Also, after dozens of community kitchens providing desperately needed food to Palestinians in Gaza were shuttered this week, the US is a…

  7. Vox

    The first American pope is not about America at all (opens Vox)

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    Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — is not your typical boomer Chicago Catholic.

  8. MyNorthwest

    On social media, Pope Leo XIV has shared criticism of Trump and Vance over policies (opens MyNorthwest)

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    Elected Thursday as the Catholic Church's first global leader to hail from the United States, Pope Leo XIV is in a new job that will have many crossovers into

  9. People

    President Trump Reacts to Catholic Church Picking the First American Pope in History (opens People)

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    U.S. President Donald Trump quickly reacted to the appointment of the first American pope on Thursday, May 8. Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, won the secretive conclave vote

  10. The Daily Signal

    First American-Born Pope Draws Praise From Trump, Across Political Lines (opens The Daily Signal)

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    Robert Francis Prevost, who will be known as Leo XIV, is the first American pope. "What a Great Honor for our Country," says President Trump.

  11. Daily Journal

    First American pope in history of Catholic Church will take name Leo XIV (opens Daily Journal)

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    Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

  12. Salon

    "What a great honor": Trump congratulates American pope who has previously chastised administration (opens Salon)

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    Pope Leo XIV has repeatedly amplified criticisms of the Trump administration and Catholic convert JD Vance.

  13. NBC New York

    ‘What excitement': Trump reacts to selection of American Pope Leo XIV (opens NBC New York)

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    President Trump is reacting on Truth Social to selection of an American pope, the first in the history of the Roman Catholic Church.

  14. Washington Examiner

    Trump welcomes Pope Leo XIV as Catholic Church's first American pontiff (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Donald Trump embraced Robert Prevost as the first American pope, writing in a Truth Social post that his election is a "Great Honor for our Country."

  15. Fox News

    President Trump calls first American Pope Leo XIV an 'honor' for US, 'very happy' (opens Fox News)

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    President Trump celebrated Cardinal Robert Prevost's election as Pope Leo XIV, marking the first American pope in the Catholic Church. Trump hailed the historic moment as a "great honor" for the U.S.

  16. East Idaho News

    First American in history of the Catholic Church named as pope (opens East Idaho News)

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    (CNN) — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and has stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. He’ll be known as Pope Leo XIV.

  17. Breitbart News

    Donald Trump Congratulates Pope Leo XIV, First American to Lead Catholic Church (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Donald Trump congratulated Pope Leo XIV on being elected pope after a historic conclave that placed an American for the first time at the helm of the Catholic Church.

  18. The Daily Dot

    ‘Someone get JD Vance’: The Vatican just announced the new pope. Here’s how the internet is reacting to the first American pontiff (opens The Daily Dot)

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    The Vatican selects the first American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV. Congregants react to the new pontiff's views on key issues.

  19. New York Post

    Exclusive | Pope Leo XIV has a ‘disarming humility’ that will unite church, world leaders, Catholics who know first American pontiff say (opens New York Post)

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    Pope Leo XIV is an unassuming listener who’ll try to find common ground with world leaders, including President Trump and Vice President JD Vance, two Catholics who knew him as Chicago native Cardinal Robert F. Prevost told The Post.

  20. America Magazine

    What Pope Leo XIV’s speedy election means for the Catholic Church (opens America Magazine)

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    Vatican reporter Gerard O'Connell, Colleen Dulle and Sam Sawyer, S.J., discuss the unexpectedly quick election of the first American pope.

  21. Slate Magazine

    There Are Many Ways You Can Tell That the New Pope Is American. This Might Be the Best One. (opens Slate Magazine)

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    Leo XIV has his very own Florida Man in the family.

  22. Newsweek

    First American Pope Bridges Cultural, Political Divides | Opinion (opens Newsweek)

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    In that moment, Pope Leo XIV wasn't a stranger from Chicago; he was our pastor, instantly embraced by the global Catholic family gathered there.

  23. Religion News

    By electing Pope Leo XIV, some see Vatican making very American political play (opens Religion News)

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    (RNS) — ‘The election of an American Pope, the first American Pope … there’s a signal here that the church is taking a side in what’s happening around the globe,' said Steven Millies, a professor at Catholic Theological Union.

  24. The Week

    Leo XIV vs. Trump: what will first American Pope mean for US Catholics? (opens The Week)

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    New pope has frequently criticised the president, especially on immigration policy, but is more socially conservative than his predecessor

  25. Fox News

    First-ever American pope inspires faith leaders nationwide: 'Heart of integrity' (opens Fox News)

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    Faith leaders react to Cardinal Robert Prevost's election as Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff in history. Religious figures nationwide share hopes for his papacy.

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