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Bay Area Catholics welcome Pope Leo XIV, first American pontiff
The Catholic Church made history Thursday with the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff. The moment carried special meaning for Catholics in the Bay Area and across the United States, as white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling an announcement that quickly spread across the globe.
A formal Mass to mark the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV will take place on May 18 in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced ...
A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s ...
Pope Leo XIV, the first American to ascend to the papacy, has voted in three Republican primary elections since 2012, state ...
Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native, has participated in seven separate contests since 2012, including three Republican primaries.
Marcellus II and his 16th-century predecessor Adrian VI (reigned 1522-1523) are the only popes since 996 to keep their given ...
Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...
When a new pope is elected, one of his first decisions is to choose a regnal name — a symbolic gesture that reveals spiritual ...
Tradition, reform, or something entirely new? The new pope’s choice of name will speak volumes before he says a word.
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