Queens bakery debuts 'Pope Leo' cookie to celebrate historic milestone
Friday, 9 May 2025 () ASTORIA, Queens (PIX11) --- A popular Queens pastry shop is baking up a signature cookie to celebrate Pope Leo XIV. La Guli Pastry at 29-15 Ditmars Blvd. in Astoria debuted its "Pope Leo Cookie" shortly after Cardinal Robert Prevost became the first American pope in the church's 2,000-year history on Thursday. "I never expected it [...]
"We were teasing him when he was six years old: 'you're going to be the Pope'" says the brother of Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Catholic Church. Outside his home in Florida, his brother Louis recounts watching the white smoke rise from the Sistine Chapel: "At the back of my mind, I...
Pope Leo XIV says his choice of name reflects a commitment to social causes embraced by Leo XIII, a late 19th century pontiff and determined defender of workers' rights during the industrial..
White smoke over the Vatican signaled a historic moment: Robert Prevost, a cardinal from Chicago, has been elected the first American pope in the history of the Catholic Church. Now known as Pope Leo..
Visitors are pouring into Dolton, Illinois, to witness the humble beginnings of Pope Leo XIV. The vacant childhood home of the beloved pontiff has become a historic pilgrimage site, drawing crowds and..
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