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Pope Leo XIV reactions: Americans, global leaders cheer for Chicago native
Americans are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.
Reaction to Cardinal Robert Prevost becoming Pope Leo XIV, first US pontiff
Following are reactions from notable figures to the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new leader of the Catholic ...
HUGH HEWITT: Will Pope Leo XIV reverse the anti-American vibe from the last pope?
Pope Leo XIV is both the first American pope and the first boomer pope, and any projections about what his papacy will look ...
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'Floored, stunned and full of hope': Reactions to election of Pope Leo XIV
Surprise, hope, excitement and pride were reflected in many of the initial reactions to Cardinal Robert Prevost on May 8 ...
Villanova president shares his visceral reaction to learning his friend was elected as pope
"I think people will be very impressed with him," Villanova president Peter Donohue said of the new pope, who graduated from ...
Bears star Caleb Williams issues two-word reaction to Pope Leo XIV's election
The first American-born pope's sports loyalties have been widely debated. Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams needed ...
Pope Leo XIV is a ‘unifier’ who will ‘listen to all voices’: Friend & Augustinian Prior Provincial
People Leo XIV makes history as the first American-born pontiff. Father Robert Hagan, a friend of Pope Leo and an Augustinian ...
New Pope's Chicago ties feed into huge wave of social media reactions
The election of Pope Leo XIV as the first-American pontiff shocked the world, and Chicago residents rejoiced in the Holy ...