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Pope Leo XIV

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    Updated 12 May
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    Pope Leo XIV says he is 'deeply pained' by Gaza aid blockade in first Sunday address
    Updated 11 May
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    Pope Leo XIV reveals reason behind papal name and visits Francis's tomb
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    Updated 10 May
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    'Woke Marxist Pope': Why MAGA Catholics aren't too happy about the election of Leo XIV
    Pope Leo XIV’s brother said the new pope ‘will be looking out for the disenfranchised and the poor, and he will follow Pope Francis’.
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    10 May
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    Leo, Not Leon: What the new pope’s name really says - and why some news outlets botched it
    9 May
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    watch party
    Yes, Pope Leo XIV has watched the hit film Conclave
    Diarmuid Pepper
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    9 May
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    NEW POPE
    First Mass: ​Pope Leo says role of Church leader is to 'move aside so that Christ may remain'
    Robert Francis Prevost was elected by fellow cardinals yesterday to lead the Catholic Church.
    The mass in the Sistine Chapel was broadcast by the Vatican.
    Thousands of well-wishers cheered Pope Leo as he appeared on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica yesterday.
    Updated 9 May
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    Big day in the Windy City: Pope's brother shares childhood stories as Chicagoans celebrate 'Bob'
    9 May
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    8 May
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    Big day in the Windy City: Pope's brother shares childhood stories as Chicagoans celebrate 'Bob'
    “Everything dope, including the Pope, comes from Chicago!”
    9 May
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    'Did he just say Prevost?’: St Peter’s Square stunned by first American Pope, Leo XIV
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    Updated 8 May
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    the big reveal
    'First American pope': Trump, Higgins, Martin and other world leaders congratulate Pope Leo XIV
    Updated 8 May
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