Pope Leo XIV voted in Democratic primaries in 2008 and 2010 and in three Republican primaries in the years that followed, state records show.
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Pope Leo’s Creole Roots Evoke Sense of Connection From Some Catholics of Color
That the new pontiff’s ancestry can be partially traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture in New Orleans has brought joy to some Catholics.
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First Joint Visit of Four European Leaders to Ukraine
On Saturday, the leaders of four major European powers — France, Germany, Britain and Poland — will travel to Kyiv in a display of European unity.
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On the Role of Women in Church Leadership, Leo Has Followed Francis’ Lead
The new pope opposed letting women serve as deacons but endorsed some of his predecessor’s moves to expand their involvement.
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As a Child, the Future Pope Leo Played Priest
The pope’s eldest brother, Louis Prevost, remembering their boyhood in Illinois from his home in Florida, said that the pontiff had always been a peacemaker.
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Pope Leo XIV Echoes Francis in His First Mass, Aligning Himself With ‘Ordinary People’
In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his predecessor.
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On Red Square, Putin Enlists Russian Pride for His War in Ukraine
The military parade marking the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany was intended to impress allies and tap into Russia’s deep sense of national pride.
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Can Pope Leo Keep U.S. Citizenship?
He now leads a sovereign nation, Vatican City, and the U.S. State Department says that for an American to retain citizenship as a foreign head of state can “raise complex questions of international law.”
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En Chiclayo, Perú, la gente aclama al ‘papa peruano’
Desde llevar ayuda a las regiones devastadas por las inundaciones hasta cantar canciones navideñas y bendecir a los bebés, el papa León XIV intentó ser un clérigo del pueblo en Perú.
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