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Pope Leo XIV election and inauguration





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American Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the 267th leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, May 8, after a two-day conclave to choose the new pope.

Taking the name Leo XIV, he is the first pontiff from the United States. He also holds Peruvian citizenship after having served as a missionary in Peru for two decades.

The conclave included 133 cardinals who were eligible to participate in a papal election.

Watch the introduction of the new pope:


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WATCH: Cardinal Tagle and the candy he gave to Pope Leo XIV

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle talks about his “first act of charity” for Pope Leo XIV, who also gave him a memorable gift.


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Pope Leo tells cardinals they must continue ‘precious legacy’ of Pope Francis


Leo to cardinals: Continue Francis’ legacy

Pope Leo XIV signaled on Saturday, May 10, he would continue with the vision and reforms of Pope Francis, telling the world’s Catholic cardinals the late pontiff left a “precious legacy” that they must continue.

In his first meeting with all the cardinals since his election as pontiff on Thursday, May 8, Leo also asked the senior clerics to renew their commitment to major Church reforms enacted by the landmark Second Vatican Council in the 1960s.

LOOK: Filipino cardinals before first business meeting with Pope Leo XIV

Filipino cardinals Jose Advincula, Luis Antonio Tagle, and Pablo Virgilio David pose for photos before leaving Rome for the Vatican on Saturday, May 10, to join their first business meeting with the newly elected Pope Leo XIV and their fellow cardinals.


WATCH: Remembering Pope Leo XIV’s trips to the Philippines

Augustinian priest Father Peter Casiño shows photos of the past Philippine trips of Father Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV.

He also gives a brief tour of San Agustin Church, which the pontiff once visited.


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In Peru’s north, locals remember Pope Leo driving pickup truck, playing tennis

The small city of Chiclayo in northern Peru was bustling with excitement on Friday, May 9, with businesses and locals sharing photos, memories, and stories about its most famous former resident: Pope Leo XIV.

Read about their memories here.

WATCH: Cardinal Tagle reacts to ‘Cardi T’ memes during conclave

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle reacted to the “Cardi T” memes that went viral during the last conclave, when people cheered him as papabile and compared him to American rapper Cardi B.


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Pope Leo XIV gives Pennsylvania’s Villanova University another reason to cheer

At midweek, the chaplain of Villanova University’s basketball team cheered as one of his former star players led the New York Knicks to a come-from-behind National Basketball Association playoff win.

The next day, Father Robert Hagan was celebrating another Villanova graduate he knows — the Pope.

Here’s what Hagan and others from Villanova University are saying about Pope Leo XIV.

Fed’s Goolsbee relishes running ‘Da Bank’ in ‘Da Pope’s’ hometown

Neither tariffs, nor plunging consumer and business sentiment, nor President Donald Trump’s pointed criticism have swayed the Federal Reserve on interest rates — but the pick of the first US-born pope appears to have moved one US central banker.

Read more.

Cardinal Prevost put his head in his hands as papacy loomed

As US Cardinal Robert Prevost realized during the secret conclave that he might be elected the next Catholic pope, he put his head in his hands at the daunting prospect of leading the 1.4-billion-member Church, a cardinal said on Friday, May 9.

More on the press briefing of American cardinals here.








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