Pope Leo XIV inaugurated as first American pontiff in historic Vatican ceremony On May 18, Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, was formally inaugurated during a solemn Mass in St. Peter’s Square, marking a new chapter for the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born pontiff, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, drew an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 pilgrims […]
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