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Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American pope.

The Catholic Church got a new pope, Pope Leo XIV - who was elected by the cardinals of the church, on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Bronzeville and raised in the south suburbs, will be known as Pope Leo XIV.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American pope, meeting with the cardinals who chose him to lead the Catholic Church and follow in Pope ...