Vance meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican, gives him a Chicago Bears jersey
Vice President JD Vance gifted Pope Leo XIV a Chicago Bears jersey as they met at the Vatican, amid a push by the White House for a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire.
Pope Leo XIV: The First American Pope
Pope Leo XIV calls for unity in inaugural Mass at the Vatican
Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza near St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.
Pope Leo XIV takes helm of Catholic Church amid a priest shortage in the U.S.
Between 1970 and 2024, the number of Catholic priests fell by more than 40% in the U.S.
Pope Leo XIV says free speech is a "precious gift"
Pope Leo XIV called for journalists to use words of peace, to reject war and to give a voice to the voiceless.
The papacy of Leo XIV begins
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.
Pope Leo XIV in first Sunday blessing calls for peace: "Never again war"
Pope Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, will be inaugurated at a mass in St. Peter's Square next week.
Pope Leo XIV's New Orleans Creole lineage has city buzzing with excitement
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Brother says Pope Leo XIV always "had that calling"
Louis Prevost told CBS News that he was "mind blown" after finding out the news that his brother was now Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo's brother recalls moment the pontiff was named: "Maybe I'm dreaming"
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Pope Leo XIV to be formally installed as pontiff during May 18 Mass
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What's Pope Leo XIV doing on his first full day as pontiff?
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What Pope Leo XIV has posted on social media about politics, Trump administration
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Pope Leo XIV voted in 2024 U.S. election — here's which primaries he's voted in
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Chicago students who held mock conclave overjoyed with hometown pope
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Read Pope Leo XIV's first address
The themes of Pope Leo XIV's speech seemed to suggest he would have continuity with his predecessor Pope Francis.
New Pope Leo XIV honored by Trump: "What excitement"
Robert Francis Prevost, who was born in Chicago and attended Villanova University, was elected as the new pope on Thursday and chose Leo XIV as his papal name.
Who is the new pope? American Cardinal Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV
The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here's what to know about him.
New pope chooses Leo as his papal name. Here's what to know.
The pope's name helps indicate what direction he wants to take the church.
American Cardinal Robert Prevost chosen as new pope
On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.
Cardinal Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV
Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, who will take the name Pope Leo XIV, was elected as the new leader of the Catholic Church. Leo, 69, was chosen on Day 2 of the papal conclave and is the first pontiff ever from the United States. Norah O'Donnell and Maurice DuBois anchored a CBS News special report.
How U.S. Catholics see the role of the Church and the pope in their lives — CBS News poll
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Americans visiting Rome describe what they want in next pope
American Catholics who traveled to Rome spoke to "CBS Mornings" about what they want the next pope to represent as they prepare to witness history.
2025 conclave delivers first ever pope from U.S.
A U.S. bishop thought it was unlikely that Catholic cardinals would break with more than two centuries of precedent to pick a pope from the states, but it has happened.
At 2025 papal conclave, some contentious issues await the new pope
Should the Catholic Church welcome gay families? Should it welcome women at the altar? As 133 cardinals prepare for the 2025 conclave, they will decide.
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Trump announces $25 billion for "Golden Dome" missile defense system
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George Wendt, comedian and actor beloved as Norm on "Cheers," dies at 76
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Greg Tarzan Davis on "Mission: Impossible"
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Elon Musk says he intends to still be Tesla CEO for years to come
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Trump signs "Take it Down Act," revenge porn bill backed by Melania Trump
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Chatbot encourages movie theater phone use
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Web exclusive: AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton
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Study suggests scientists were wrong about dark streaks on Mars
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Richard Garwin, a designer of the first hydrogen bomb, dies at 97
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Mexico City mayor's secretary and adviser shot dead in street
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LA jail maintenance worker arrested
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Soviet spacecraft plunging back to Earth
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