Abuse, rifts and diplomacy: Pope Leo XIV's challenges
Friday, 9 May 2025 () Pope Leo XIV assumes leadership amidst significant challenges, including internal divisions over women's roles and financial difficulties. He aims to unite the Church's factions while addressing the ongoing sexual abuse crisis, a task complicated by cultural sensitivities. Balancing Pope Francis's legacy and navigating complex international relations, particularly with China and the US, will also demand his immediate attention.
Pope Leo XIV holds his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel: 'We are a community'
Continuing the cycle of traditions that await a new pope, the newly elected pontiff addressed his cardinals in English and Italian.
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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost first American-born pope is chosen and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. After the second day of the conclave white smoke emerged from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel..
Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer is lit up with the image of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, celebrating his historic election with the words "habemus papam," echoing the announcement made on the..
Robert Francis Prevost has become Pope Leo XIV after cardinals from around the globe chose him to be the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. He is the first pope from the United States in the..
Friday, 9 May 2025 ()
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