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Pope Leo XIV approves new Mass centered on care for the environment
Pope Leo XIV picks up where Pope Francis left off, and embraces a new Mass focused on the environment, care for the Earth and ...
Pope Leo to escape summer heat at Castel Gandolfo. The history of the villa, where the pontiffs holiday
Pope Leo XIV is returning to tradition by travelling to Castel Gandolfo on Sunday (July 6). The pontiff will be in the lake ...
'Seize this moment': Pope Leo XIV's hometown approves purchase of house where he grew up
Burt Odelson, Dolton’s attorney behind the deal, said that the owner agreed to sell amid threats of Dolton taking the house ...
Dolton buying Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in village, price uncertain
Dolton officials are moving ahead with plans to buy Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in the village, hoping to snap up the ...
Pope Leo tells Turkish first lady he might visit Turkey in November, presidency says
Pope Leo told Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan that he aims to visit Turkey at the end of November, according to a readout of ...
Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV grew up poised to buy his childhood home
A village in Chicago’s south suburbs is poised to purchase Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home after its board voted unanimously on ...
Chicago Suburb Will Buy Pope Leo XIV’s Boyhood Home
Officials in Dolton, Ill., called the purchase a rare opportunity. But some residents questioned whether the village, ...
'Hug Therapy': How Pope Leo Is Trying To Unify Vatican
Pope Leo XIV heads off on holiday on Sunday, having spent his first two months as Catholic leader rebuilding unity and bolstering tradition after his predecessor's unorthodox papacy.