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A bridge builder and quiet reformer. How Pope Leo will lead the Catholic Church

“He is a person of great gentility, a great listener,” Fr. Tony Banks, a friend of the new pope and the Assistant General of the religious Order of St. Augustine, told CNN.

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The Catholic Church has elected the first American pope to succeed Francis. Here's who he is.

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American Cardinal Robert Prevost chosen as new pope, Leo XIV, by Catholic cardinals

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The Pope’s Florida Brother, a MAGA Disciple, Plans to ‘Tone It Down’

Nearly a week after the Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the world is still adjusting to the fact that he has an American family that does typically American things.

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Area parishes relishing new Pope Leo XIV who has local roots, but his ‘message is going to be universal’

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See inside the pope's official residence, an expansive apartment network with nearly a dozen rooms

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Pope Leo XIV Goes Viral With 1-Word Reply About The U.S.

Leo called in his speech for the protection of “the precious gift of free speech and the press” and urged reporters to “disarm communication of all prejudice and resentment, fanaticism and even hatre...

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Pope Leo XIV talked about returning lapsed Catholics to the fold. Data suggests where he might look.

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Longtime friends of 'Father Bob' — now Pope Leo — snap the ultimate selfie in Rome

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What's a cardinal? The 'princes' of the Church electing a new pope

Cardinals from all over the world will gather in conclave on Wednesday to elect a successor to Pope Francis. There were 135 cardinal electors when Pope Francis died, but two are not attending the conclave,

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Catholic cardinals elect new pope, white smoke billows from Sistine Chapel

By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and the bells of St. Peter's rang out on Thursday, signalling that cardinals have elected a new pope to succeed Pope Francis and take charge of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Cardinals are Catholic, not Jewish — so why do they all wear yarmulkes?

As Catholic cardinals gather for a conclave to elect the next pope, we must all ask: Why are they all wearing red yarmulkes?

Catholic cardinals to sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of the conclave

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves Wednesday behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.

Who wears purple in the Catholic church?

While the cardinals are known to wear their scarlet red attire, some individuals involved in conclave proceedings were seen in black and purple vestments. Colors often represent the different ranks of the Catholic Church. The pope is usually dressed in white, while cardinals are dressed in scarlet robes.

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Watch: Catholic Cardinals Sequester Themselves in the Vatican For The Start of The Conclave

Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.

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With Jobs Disappearing, Cardinal Says he ‘Rejoiced’ at Pope’s Name Choice

Cardinal Michael Czerny said that when Cardinal Robert F. Prevost was elected pope and chose the name Leo XIV,

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Pope Leo asks cardinals to make themselves ‘small’ in first Mass as pontiff as cardinals deny he’s a ‘counterweight’ to Trump

Leo XIV held his first Mass as pope in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, in what was a private service for the 132 voting cardinals who elected him as the 267th leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics a day earlier.