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1 day ago | churchpop.com | Jacqueline Burkepile

In a recent video on his podcast, Father David Michael Moses of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston explained a fascinating link between Blessed Carlo Acutis and the newly elected Pope Leo XIV. The priest, musician, and Catholic speaker first explains that Blessed Carlo Acutis' canonization will be a monumental event in the life of the Church, especially for Pope Leo XIV’s papacy.

2 days ago | churchpop.com | Jacqueline Burkepile

Many on social media platforms and in the mainstream media debate whether the new pontiff supports liberal or conservative politics. Some go as far as to label him as “anti-MAGA” or “progressive.” Others share his past tweets or voting history. However, some Catholics are pushing back, explaining that the answer to this question is neither. The pope is a spiritual leader, not a political one.

4 days ago | churchpop.com | Jacqueline Burkepile

Want to send a video message to the newly elected Pope Leo XIV? The parish software development company eCatholic inviting people to send video messages to the newly elected Pope Leo XIV. “We invite you to record a short video message of congratulations to our new shepherd,” the website invitation says.

1 week ago | churchpop.com | Jacqueline Burkepile

Sports fans are celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV (former Cardinal Robert Prevost) of Chicago, Illinois– the first-ever pope from the United States of America. Social media users suggest the new pope is a Chicago Cubs fan, while others argue he is a White Sox fan. But which is it? John Prevost, one of Pope Leo XIV’s biological brothers, answers this intriguing question in an published by the Chicago White Sox. “He was never, ever a Cubs fan, so I don’t know where that came from.

1 week ago | churchpop.com | Jacqueline Burkepile

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., the 69-year-old American Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, has been elected as the 267th successor of Saint Peter. He took the name Leo XIV. During his first address as Pope on May 8, 2025, Pope Leo XIV was elected on the anniversary of the apparitions of Saint Michael the Archangel on Mount Gargano in ItalyOne of his predecessors, Pope Leo XIII, is credited with authoring the powerful prayer for spiritual protection.