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In his opening address on the afternoon of Jan. 7 to some 170 members of the College of Cardinals who attended the consistory ...

Pope Leo XIV says he intends to bring the world’s Catholic cardinals together on an annual basis. He's indicating a new ...

Pope Leo XIV, the Catholic Church's first ever American leader, appears to signal a more inclusive leadership style than his ...

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world’s cardinals to Rome ...

The 170 cardinals attending the extraordinary consistory called by Pope Leo XIV set the church's mission and synodality as ...

Pope Leo XIV has opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world’s cardinals in Rome. He emphasizes the modernizing teachings of the Second Vatican Council as the church's “guiding star.” ...