Giving voice to all communities
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Pope Leo XIV made history as the first U.S.-born pontiff. It was recently revealed that he has Louisiana Creole ancestry. Jari Honora, a family historian at The Historic New Orleans Collection, made the discovery and joins "CBS Mornings Plus" for more.
May is Jewish American Heritage Month, a time to recognize the history and contributions Jews have made to our country.
Born in Chicago, Pope Leo XIV received the symbols of his office during a historic inaugural Mass at the Vatican. He urged an end to global conflict and unity within the Catholic Church, as world leaders including Vice President JD Vance and President Volodymr Zelenskyy looked on.
Two Jewish matchmakers are preparing for an upcoming event to connect people with physical disabilities looking to find love.
Jacqueline Kimmelstiel, a 97-year-old Holocaust survivor, achieved a goal by attending the University of Mount saint Vincent for one day.
Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, was calling his brother John Prevost while he in the middle of an interview with Obed Lamy, a video journalist for the Associated Press. Lamy joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to discuss the exchange between the brothers.
Pope Leo XIV called for journalists to use words of peace, to reject war and to give a voice to the voiceless.
At the Vatican on Monday, Pope Leo XIV greeted reporters who covered his historic election, saying free speech is "a precious gift." In his first Sunday address, the pope called for peace in Ukraine, a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages. CBS News' Chris Livesay has more.
Robert Prevost, a tennis-loving, Wordle-playing White Sox fan from Chicago, is now leader of the world's nearly 1.5 billion Catholics. Vatican observers describe what the election of Leo XIV, the first pope from America, means for the faithful, and the world.
This week at the Vatican, mass was led for the first time by an American-born pope: Robert Prevost, a tennis-loving, Wordle-playing math major and White Sox fan from Chicago, who – as Pope Leo XIV – is now leader of the world's nearly 1.5 billion Catholics. Correspondent Seth Doane talks with papal biographer Austen Ivereigh, who predicted the outcome of last week's conclave, about what made Prevost prevail among the College of Cardinals; and with Alexander Lam, an Augustinian priest who knew Prevost as the leader of his order in Peru.
The election of Pope Leo XIV is being celebrated globally. In the United States, enthusiasm is particularly high.
While Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, records show that his family lineage has deep roots in Louisiana.
Pope Leo XIV spent his first full day on the job presiding over Friday mass at the Sistine Chapel. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joins "America Decides" with her reaction to the first American pontiff and more.
A special mass was held at Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral on Friday to celebrate the first American pope being elected to lead the Catholic Church. Pope Leo XIV's brother, Louis Prevost, joins CBS News to discuss his family life before the papacy and more.
American bishop Robert Barron speaks to "CBS Mornings" about the significance of the conclave choosing a U.S. pope, Pope Leo's international background and what to expect from his papacy.