"The pope is Peruvian; God loves Peru," she said. Follow our live updates Pope Leo XIV marks new beginning for Catholic Church Continuity the key for Pope seen as unifier in the Church Who is the ...

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They were church leaders elevated ... and diocesan bishop in Peru. Other papal possibilities included Cardinal Anders Arborelius, the leader of a tiny Catholic community in a largely Lutheran ...

FROM a budding maths genius in the US to an adventurous missionary in Peru – horse riding Pope Leo XIV has now reached the ...

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...

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In Peru, he served as a prior ... Despite being elevated to one of the most powerful offices within the Catholic Church, Leo insisted that his identity remained rooted in service.

On the second day of the conclave, white smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel, meaning a new pope has been elected.

The Chicago-born pontiff is the first American to lead the Catholic Church, and while his positions on some of the church’s ...