Pope Leo XIV quoted his predecessor by telling the world to “build bridges,” not walls. See the full text of his speech here.

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Robert Francis Prevost took the papal name Leo XIV after his election as the first American-born pope in the history of the ...

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A local family had front-row access to history as white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel, announcing the election of the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV. The Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ...

The first-ever American Pope has appeared in front of jubilant crowds in Rome as the new leader of the Catholic Church. Pope ...

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Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...