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Pope Leo XIV to be Inaugurated May 18

  THE Vatican on Friday announced that Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration will take place on May 18 with a mass in St. Peter’s Square, following his election to succeed Pope Francis. The ceremony is to take place at 10a.m (0800…

China Aims for Stable Vatican Relations Under Pope Leo XIV

CHINA on Friday congratulated the newly elected Pope Leo XIV and expressed hope for a “steady” improvement in relations with the Vatican. The China Foreign Ministry spokesman, Lin Jian stated this while speaking with reporters in the Chinese capital. According…

U.S. Catholic Bishops, Others Hail Pope Leo XIV

U.S. bishops on Thursday hailed the election of former Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and the first pope born in the U.S.A. Cardinals elected the newly titled Leo to the supreme pontificate with white smoke…