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What is the traditional Sunday blessing that popes deliver in St. Peter’s Square?
The new pope Leo XIV is scheduled to deliver his first Sunday blessing from the loggia where he first appeared in public ...
Pope who? Election of first US pontiff stuns St. Peter's crowd
When Cardinal Dominique Mambertì appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and uttered the fateful Latin phrase ...
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WATCH LIVE: Pope Leo XIV leads Vatican City in prayer from St. Peter's balcony
The first American pontiff delivers his first Sunday prayer to Catholics in Vatican City and around the world.
Leo XIV to address faithful with St Peter's prayer
Pope Leo XIV, the first US pope, prepares to lead the Regina Coeli prayer from St Peter's Basilica, drawing thousands eager ...
In Rome to study church history, USC professor saw Leo XIV named first American pope
While in Rome for research for a new book on the Catholic Church, a USC history professor was there as Pope Leo XIV addressed ...
Cardinals gather in St. Peter’s Basilica for final Mass before conclave to choose new pope
Cardinals entered St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday for a final Mass before the conclave to elect the successor to Pope ...
New pope led Order of St. Augustine dedicated to the poor and service
Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, previously led a Catholic ...