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News24 | ‘Wow, I just can’t believe it’: Chicago home town shock at Pope Leo XIV’s election

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News24 | ‘Wow, I just can’t believe it’: Chicago home town shock at Pope Leo XIV’s electionThe archbishop of Philadelphia, the US city where the first American pope Leo XIV spent his student days, told AFP after the pontiff was elected that he “honestly didn’t think it would be him”.
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News video: Pope Leo XIV Warns Against 'Reducing Jesus to Charismatic Leader' After Opening First Mass in Eng

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Pope Leo XIV holds a mass with the cardinal electors in the Sistine Chapel, a day after his election. He presides as Supreme Pontiff over his first Eucharistic celebration and delivers the homily. "I know I can rely on each and every one of you to walk with me as we continue as a Church, as a...

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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has made history as the first American-born Pope, taking the name Leo XIV. World leaders from the U.S. to Ukraine are reacting with admiration, optimism, and high expectations. Following the death of Pope Francis, Prevost steps into a role marked by reform, global conflict, and environmental urgency. With deep Latin American ties and a strong voice for the marginalized, Leo XIV's papacy begins with a powerful global response. Here's how presidents, prime ministers, and global communities are welcoming the new head of the Catholic Church. #PopeLeoXIV #RobertPrevost #FirstAmericanPope #NewPope2025 #VaticanNews #CatholicChurch #WorldReacts #GlobalFaith #ChurchHistory #WhiteSmoke #CardinalPrevost #LeoXIV #PopeFrancisLegacy #ReligiousLeadership #HolySee #SpiritualLeader #RomeAnnouncement #AmericanCatholics #GlobalUnity #LatinMission

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