Claire Giangrave

Boston, Rome

Vatican Reporter at Religion News Service

Vatican Correspondent for Religion News Service.

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Pope Leo XIV will soon have to address the call for women deacons

1 week ago | religionnews.com | Claire Giangrave

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Like unpaid bills arriving for the inheritor of a house, reports will soon arrive on Pope Leo XIII’s desk offering possible steps to take on some of the most hot-button issues facing the Catholic Church — among them the question of ordaining women as deacons.
Inside the conclave: How the Americas paved the way to Pope Leo XIV

2 weeks ago | anabaptistworld.org | Claire Giangrave

Three conclaves set the stage for the moment when Pope Leo XIV stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, stunning the world as the first U.S.-born pontiff elected in just four ballots: the conclave depicted in the quiet Oscar-nominated movie; the conclave envisioned by the media frenzy; and the actual secret votes of cardinals who barely knew each other.
How the Americas paved the way to Pope Leo XIV

2 weeks ago | religionnews.com | Claire Giangrave

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Three conclaves set the stage for the moment when Pope Leo XIV stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, stunning the world as the first U.S.-born pontiff elected in just four ballots: the conclave depicted in the quiet Oscar-nominated movie; the conclave envisioned by the media frenzy; and the actual secret votes of a College of Cardinals who barely knew each other.
Antoni Gaudí, architect of Sagrada Família, is on path to canonization

2 weeks ago | anabaptistworld.org | Claire Giangrave

A week before his death, Pope Francis took the first step toward making Antoni Gaudí, the famed architect of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, a saint. On April 14, Pope Francis recognized the “heroic virtues” of the Catalan, sometimes referred to as “God’s Architect,” meaning he is now considered “venerable” by the Catholic church, a first step toward canonization. Gaudí was born in 1852 and died at the age of 73 while working on his spiritual testament, the Basilica of the Sagrada Família.
Will Pope Leo XIV change the Vatican's diplomacy on Ukraine and Russia?

3 weeks ago | religionnews.com | Claire Giangrave

VATICAN CITY (RNS) – Before becoming Pope Leo XIV Cardinal Robert Prevost denounced Russia’s “imperialist invasion” of Ukraine, in a 2022 interview, saying Russia was seeking to conquer a territory for its own advantage. “It’s already been proven that crimes against humanity are being committed in Ukraine,” he told the weekly Semanario Expresion in 2022 when he was still bishop of the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru.
What we can learn about Leo XIV from his digital footprint

3 weeks ago | religionnews.com | Claire Giangrave

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When Cardinal Robert Prevost emerged from the loggia of St. Peter’s as Pope Leo XIV on Thursday (May 8), robed in white and wearing the traditional red mozzetta, he also brought with him a sizable digital footprint, a first for a pope. Popes are elected without a background check or a medical exam, much less a quick cleanse of their past tweets, posts and reels.
Robert Prevost, first US pope, will be known as Leo XIV

3 weeks ago | anabaptistworld.org | Claire Giangrave

In a shocking vote that caught the Catholic world by surprise, the College of Cardinals elected Robert Francis Prevost, 69, the 267th pope on Thursday, May 8. He is the first United States citizen to become the bishop of Rome. The Chicago-born Prevost has chosen to take the name Pope Leo XIV, signaling a kinship with the 19th-century Pope Leo XIII, who was known for opening the doors of the church to the world and made Catholic social teaching a central issue during his pontificate.
In first homily as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV calls for missionary church in a secular age

4 weeks ago | religionnews.com | Claire Giangrave

VATICAN CITY (RNS) – At a Mass in the Sistine Chapel on Friday (May 9) attended by the cardinals who had elected him their leader the day before, Pope Leo XIV laid out his missionary vision for the church. But first he told the cardinals that his leadership would continue to depend on them.
Five things to know about Pope Leo XIV

4 weeks ago | sltrib.com | Claire Giangrave |Roxanne Stone

Vatican City * For the second conclave in a row, the College of Cardinals shocked the watching world with its choice for the next pope. U.S. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was a long shot, precisely because he was American - conventional wisdom being that a pope should not be drawn from a global superpower.
Five things to know about Pope Leo XIV

4 weeks ago | christiancentury.org | Mac Loftin |Philip Jenkins |Rachel Mann |Claire Giangrave

For the second conclave in a row, the College of Cardinals shocked the watching world with its choice for the next pope. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was a long-shot favorite, precisely because he was from the US—conventional wisdom being that a pope should not be drawn from a global superpower.