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Americans gather in St. Peter’s Square on May 8, 2025, to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States.

Americans in St. Peter’s Square celebrate historic election of Pope Leo XIV

May 9, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Americans gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 8 to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff... Read more

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost.

Who is Pope Leo XIV? A bio of the first American pope

May 8, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, May 8 — the first pope from the United... Read more

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Gold dome of the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.

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Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with U.S. President JD Vance in the papal library. The two had a private encounter before they were joined by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on May 19, 2025.

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Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia speaks at a press conference for a Vatican summit on longevity on March 24, 2025, at the Vatican.

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Pope Leo XIV at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on May 20, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: ‘Salvation does not come about by magic but by grace and faith’

Catholic Health building in Buffalo, New York.

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Pope Leo XIV smiles during his first general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 21, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV to meet cardinals at consistory to approve canonizations

Students pose after being called to “Petra House” at JSerra Catholic High School in Orange County, California, April 28, 2025.

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Photograph of Pope Leo XIV released by the Vatican.

LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo XIV’s first days

At his first general audience in St. Peter's Square on May 21, 2025, Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace and the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, where, he said, children and elderly are suffering.

Pope Leo XIV appeals for end to hostilities in Gaza in first general audience

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