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5 days ago | wataugademocrat.com | Alice Ritchie |Alexandria Sage AFP

By Alice Ritchie and Alexandria Sage AFP One of the most pressing issues facing Pope Leo XIV is tackling sexual abuse by clergy in the Catholic Church -- and campaigners say he has a mixed record. Two victims' rights groups, SNAP and Bishop Accountability, issued statements following his election as the first pope from the United States on Thursday, questioning the 69-year-old's commitment to lifting the lid on the scourge.

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Leo XIV celebrated his first mass as pope on Friday, the day after becoming the first US head of the Catholic Church, with the world's eyes watching for signs of what kind of leader he will be. Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost on Thursday became the 267th pope, spiritual head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and successor to Argentina's Pope Francis, after a secret conclave by his fellow cardinals in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel.

5 days ago | djournal.com | Alice Ritchie |Alexandria Sage AFP

One of the most pressing issues facing Pope Leo XIV is tackling sexual abuse by clergy in the Catholic Church -- and campaigners say he has a mixed record. Two victims' rights groups, SNAP and Bishop Accountability, issued statements following his election as the first pope from the United States on Thursday, questioning the 69-year-old's commitment to lifting the lid on the scourge. kAmpD 9625 @7 E96 pF8FDE:?:2? @C56C H@C=5H:56 2?5 E96? 2D 3:D9@A @7 E96 !6CFG:2? 5:@46D6 @7 r9:4=2J@ 36EH66?

5 days ago | kdhnews.com | Alice Ritchie |Alexandria Sage AFP

By Alice Ritchie and Alexandria Sage AFP One of the most pressing issues facing Pope Leo XIV is tackling sexual abuse by clergy in the Catholic Church -- and campaigners say he has a mixed record. Two victims' rights groups, SNAP and Bishop Accountability, issued statements following his election as the first pope from the United States on Thursday, questioning the 69-year-old's commitment to lifting the lid on the scourge.

5 days ago | kdhnews.com | Clément Melki |Alice Ritchie |Alexandria Sage AFP

By Clément MELKI, Alice RITCHIE, Alexandria SAGE AFP Pope Leo XIV will celebrate mass Friday, the day after becoming the first US head of the Catholic Church, with the world watching for signs of what kind of pope he will be. Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost became on Thursday the 267th pope, spiritual leader to the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, after a secret conclave by his fellow cardinals in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel.