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The nearness of God’s grace and God’s love is surely manifest in the election of a Holy Father whose origins are from somewhere that to many may seem unlikely and even miraculous.
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Mark R. Francis, Time, 10 May 2025
Editorial: Welcome, Pope Leo XIV, Chicago’s Holy Father Pope Leo XIV has shared criticism of Donald Trump and JD Vance on social media.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
As the Bishop of Rome and Successor of Saint Peter, our Holy Father is for the entire world the visible principle of Christian unity.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2025
Hours after white smoke billowed from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel signaling the selection of a new Pope, faithful followers flocked to Manhattan’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral to say prayers and offer best wishes to Chicago native Robert Cardinal Prevost, the new Catholic Holy Father.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
While Pope Francis was the first Holy Father from the Americas, Pope Leo XIV is the first Pontiff from the United States of America.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 May 2025
But the unfortunate truth is that the late Holy Father also let some divisions deepen on his watch.
—Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Funeral ceremonies are set to take place on Saturday, April 26 at the Vatican, where mourners have solemnly walked through St. Peter's Basilica to pay their last respects to the Holy Father.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Then, after young mothers and children who had just arrived shared their stories, the Holy Father returned to the sister who had been mentioned before.
—Mireya Villarreal, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2025
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Mark R. Francis, Time, 10 May 2025
Editorial: Welcome, Pope Leo XIV, Chicago’s Holy Father Pope Leo XIV has shared criticism of Donald Trump and JD Vance on social media.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
As the Bishop of Rome and Successor of Saint Peter, our Holy Father is for the entire world the visible principle of Christian unity.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2025
Hours after white smoke billowed from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel signaling the selection of a new Pope, faithful followers flocked to Manhattan’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral to say prayers and offer best wishes to Chicago native Robert Cardinal Prevost, the new Catholic Holy Father.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
While Pope Francis was the first Holy Father from the Americas, Pope Leo XIV is the first Pontiff from the United States of America.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 May 2025
But the unfortunate truth is that the late Holy Father also let some divisions deepen on his watch.
—Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Funeral ceremonies are set to take place on Saturday, April 26 at the Vatican, where mourners have solemnly walked through St. Peter's Basilica to pay their last respects to the Holy Father.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Then, after young mothers and children who had just arrived shared their stories, the Holy Father returned to the sister who had been mentioned before.
—Mireya Villarreal, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Holy Father.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Holy%20Father. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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