- Pope - Wikipedia
The pope [a] is the bishop of Rome and the visible head [b] of the worldwide Catholic Church He is also known as the supreme pontiff, [c] Roman pontiff, [d] or sovereign pontiff From the 8th century until 1870, the pope was the sovereign or head of state of the Papal States, and since 1929 of the much smaller Vatican City state
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- Robert Francis Prevost, Now Leo XIV, Is First American Pope
Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, becoming the first pope from the United States and defying a longstanding belief that church leaders
- Pope | Catholicism, Definition, Title, List of Popes, Facts | Britannica
Pope is the title given to the bishop of Rome, who is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church The title dates to about the 9th century CE The pope is regarded as the successor of St Peter and has supreme power of jurisdiction over the Roman Catholic Church in matters of faith and morals, as well as in church discipline and government
- Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes first American pope : NPR
Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected pope, the first time an American has led the Roman Catholic Church Prevost, 69, chose the name Pope Leo XIV
- Robert Francis Prevost becomes first U. S. -born pope - NBC News
The new pope has spent much of his life outside the United States, so he is also considered to have a global perspective, and in fact he holds a Peruvian passport in addition to his American and
- The Holy See - Vatican
Visiting the official website of the Holy See one can browse: the Magisterium of the Supreme Pontiffs; the fundamental texts of Catholicism in various languages (the Sacred Bible, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the Code of Canon Law); the documents of Dicasteries, Bodies and Institutions of the Roman Curia
- Popes of the Catholic Church | USCCB
Pope Leo XIV On May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, OSA, 69, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Bishops was elected in the conclave to become the first pope from the United States View Bio
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