A New Pope? Time to Make Cookies at This Queens Bakery.
Maria Notaro got to work as soon as Pope Leo XIV waved from the balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Pope Leo XIV May Be a Stern Teacher for American Catholics
As a Jesuit, I felt sure 12 years ago that there was no real chance the cardinals would elect a Jesuit pope. As an American, I felt sure six days ago that there was no real chance they would elect someone from the United States. Today, I am overjoyed …
‘Viva Papa Leo!’ At U.S. Masses, Dawn of Homegrown Pope Brings an Air of Electricity.
The Rev. Gosbert Rwezahura opened Mass on Sunday morning by saying what everyone in the pews was thinking. “Habemus papam!” he exclaimed at Christ Our Savior Parish in South Holland, Ill. Beaming, he added, “He is one of our own!” It was the first …
World Catholics See the First American Pope as Hardly American
Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual identity has put them at ease.
Pope Leo, Peru and Me
It finally feels cool to be a Peruvian American former altar boy who went to Catholic high school and Catholic college. I knew someday my time would come. The selection on Thursday of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, arrived, as my mother put it to …
Voice of Lay Catholics Is Likely to Be Heard in Leo XIV’s Church
When still a cardinal, the new pope led discussions on key issues facing the church during which “every voice had equal value,” whether an archbishop or an unordained believer.
‘Let This Papacy Be a Light in Darkening Times’
More from our inbox: Presidential ProfitsThe new pope on his first day in Vatican City, on Thursday. Credit…Gianni Cipriano for The New York TimesTo the Editor: Re “An American Pope” (front page, May 9): In an age of crises and confusion, it is no …
Talking to ‘The Pope’ about the Pope, Caleb Williams, Ben Johnson and White Sox
After Chicago native Robert Prevost became the first American-born pope, we spoke to the city’s first “Pope” — White Sox reliever Donn Pall.
An American Pope Will Face a Fractured American Church
The last several months for American Catholics have been a story about the ascent of the Catholic right. In January, a parade of right-wing Catholic power began streaming into President Trump’s remade Washington. Just weeks later came the …
