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Trump welcomes Catholic Church’s first American pope: ‘Such an honor’
President Donald Trump embraced Robert Prevost’s election as the Catholic Church‘s next pope. Prevost is the first U.S.-born ...
Pope Leo must carefully thread needle between Church mission, US politics: Experts
Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S ...
President Trump Reacts to Catholic Church Picking the First American Pope in History
U.S. President Donald Trump quickly reacted to the appointment of the first American pope on Thursday, May 8. Pope Leo XIV, ...
Is Robert Francis Prevost the most progressive Pope? His views on Trump's policies spark debate
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost's election as Pope Leo XIV marks a historic moment as the first American to lead the Catholic ...
Is Donald Trump Catholic? Can he be the next pope? Here's who's eligible, what's required
President Trump joked about becoming pope, but could he actually lead the Catholic church? Here's what it takes to become the ...
Liz Cheney Rebukes Donald Trump in Post Praising New Pope Leo XIV
The Republican described the president as "an American man of depraved cruelty, corruption, and shame" in a social media post.
Catholic leaders recoil from Trump’s pope post
It’s sad both for the White House and for the president,” one cardinal said. “I mean, he makes themselves ridiculous, right?” ...
How Pope Leo XIV may lead church and navigate an increasingly vocal Catholic right in US
The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.
Pope Leo XIV's prior social media posts include criticism of JD Vance, Trump admin's immigration policies
The world has a new pope, and for the first time ever, he is from the United States. While the relationship between the new ...