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Chicago native Pope Leo XIV receives Philadelphia Eagles gift celebrating Super Bowl win
Even the most well-known figure in the religious community has a connection to the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
Young Catholics deliver Pope Leo XIV's favorite Chicago pizza to Vatican
Pope Leo XIV's love for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago pizza is well documented, so much so that a group of young Catholic influencers hatched a plan to deliver the pope's favorite pizza from Chicago to Rome.
Pope Leo gave away a gifted Eagles hat. Where do his football allegiances lie?
Philadelphia’s Archbishop Nelson Pérez gifted the leader of the Catholic Church the Eagles hat during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday.
Pope Leo XIV addresses youth at packed general audience
Before a packed St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV gave his first general audience after his summer vacation in Castel Gandolfo.
Pope Leo XIV gifted Eagles Super Bowl LIX champs hat at the Vatican
Pope Leo XIV accepted a gift of an Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Champions hat from the city's Archbishop Nelson Jesus Pérez at the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday,
Pope Leo XIV graciously accepts, but doesn't wear, Philadelphia Eagles hat as Philly archbishop visits Vatican
Philadelphia's Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez gave Pope Leo XIV an Eagles hat while visiting the Vatican on Wednesday.
Pope Leo didn’t don an Eagles hat he received Wednesday, so we still don’t know whether he’s a fan
Pope Leo XIV is a documented Villanova Wildcats basketball and Chicago White Sox baseball fan, but it is unclear where his football allegiances lie. And a video that surfaced Wednesday doesn’t make that any clearer;
Pope Leo XIV Surprises Catholic Youth Festival With Unexpected Popemobile Salute
Pope Leo XIV has surprised tens of thousands of young Catholics by showing up unexpectedly at a Holy Year welcome ceremony ...
Pope Leo mourns those killed in attack on Catholic church by ISIS-backed rebels
Pope Leo XIV mourned those killed in the violent attack on a Catholic Church in the Congo on Sunday by ISIS-backed rebels.
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How Pope Leo XIV can influence the Catholic Church’s new social media missionaries
The Vatican is welcoming more than a thousand social media influencers to Rome this week for an event intended to shape a new ...
Pope marks 50th anniversary of Cold War-era deal on security and human rights
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday called for a renewed commitment to diplomacy to resolve conflicts as he marked the 50th ...
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Pope Leo expresses ‘deep sorrow’ over deadly attack on church in DR Congo
On Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV expressed his “deep sorrow” over the deadly attack on the church in the eastern part of the ...
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New Lenox dedicates street to Pope Leo
The Village of New Lenox, which has connections to Pope Leo, has dedicated a street in his honor. Part of 2nd Avenue near St.