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The Guardian view on Pope Leo XIV: a different kind of American leader | Editorial

The first pontiff from the United States can be a powerful countervailing voice in the Trump era, and help protect Francis’s legacy

Twelve years ago, in the words of the late Pope Francis, the Catholi…

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Pope Leo holds first mass as pontiff in Sistine Chapel

New leader says he wants a Catholic church that ‘illuminates the dark nights of this world’

  • Pope Leo XIV’s first day – live updates

Pope Leo XIV said he hoped to lead a Roman Catholic church “that illu…

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Lido Pimienta: La Belleza review – Gregorian chant meets dembow rhythm in a work of remarkable depth

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Inspired by the music of Luboš Fiser and Catholic requiem mass, the instrumentals are deft and surprising, but Pimienta’s captivating, flawless vocals steal the show

Five years since her Grammy…

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How a humble Chicago schoolboy Robert Prevost with a veteran father rose to become America's first Pope

Newly elected American Pope Robert Francis Prevost came from humble beginnings in southern Chicago suburbs, where he was regarded as an integral part of the local Catholic community.

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Pope Leo XIV to hold his first mass as pontiff as Catholics around the world celebrate – live

Pope will hold private mass in the Sistine Chapel at 0900 GMT, during which he will give his first papal homily

  • Robert Francis Prevost: the moderate, good humoured first US pope
  • Pope Leo’s in-tray: pon…

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Chicago reacts to hometown Pope Leo: ‘Like the Cubs winning the World Series’

Residents – Catholic and non-Catholic – celebrate a ‘moment of joy’ as native son Robert Prevost becomes new pontiff

As white smoke billowed from the Vatican in Rome, yellow papal flags whipped in the…

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What will the new Pope be like? He’s chosen to be called Leo: that’s no accident | Catherine Pepinster

Popes who take that name tend to be progressive reformers. If Trump and JD Vance think they have an ally in the Vatican, I think not

  • Catherine Pepinster is a former editor of The Tablet

What’s in a na…

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