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detroitcatholic.com | Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Within moments of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost stepping onto the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 8 as Pope Leo XIV, some U.S. Catholics were quick to seek out clues about his political and social views. Pope Leo begins his papacy at a time of heightened polarization in the U.S. church, and as a rise in authoritarianism can be observed around the globe.
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detroitcatholic.com | Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV will officially inaugurate his papacy with Mass in St. Peter's Square May 18. Although he was pope from the moment he accepted his election May 8, the inauguration Mass -- which replaced the papal coronation after the pontificate of St. Paul VI -- formally marks the beginning of his ministry with his reception of the fisherman's ring and his pallium, a wool band worn around his shoulders.
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detroitcatholic.com | Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic community is alive, beautiful and strong, and it is up to its pastors to protect and nourish the faithful and to help bring God's hope to the whole world, Pope Leo XIV said.
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detroitcatholic.com | Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson
(OSV News) -- A day after the conclusive papal election, more U.S. Catholic cardinals and bishops voiced their gratitude, joy and hopes for the ministry of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from their own nation. "It's a great moment of exhilaration and hope and promise for the church," said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York in a video posted May 9 to his X account. "We have a pope.
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detroitcatholic.com | Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson
ROME (OSV News) -- In a country where over 90% of the population identifies as Christian -- and nearly three-quarters as Catholic -- the election of a new pope is more than a Vatican affair. It's personal. On May 8, when white smoke rose over St. Peter's Square, signaling the election of Leo XIV, Peru seemed to hold its breath. Schools went silent. Restaurants turned up their televisions. Taxi drivers, hairdressers and shopkeepers paused mid-conversation.
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There is a rush to pigeonhole our new Pope, but I find it more useful to reflect on the words of St. Augustine that he quoted on the balcony. They suggest a servant leader has taken the helm. https://t.co/onYVmIQqtT
RT @DeaconGregK: The pope’s maternal grandparents, both of whom are described as Black or mulatto in various historical records, lived in t…
RT @JLLiedl: Welp, the whole "the Pope doesn't really understand us Americans" line isn't really going to work anymore.
