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The pontiff had also sent a telegram message offering condolences last month after a shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minnesota, leaving two children dead and 18 others injured, including more than a dozen kids from the school.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Pope Leo was elected as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church and the first-ever American pontiff in May of this year, following the death of Pope Francis.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
The saint-making ceremony was the first presided over by Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, with thousands of young people in St. Peter’s Square.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
For centuries, the land was the private dwelling of emperors and pontiffs until 2014, when Pope Francis opened the papal gardens to the public.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Pope Leo was elected as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church and the first-ever American pontiff in May of this year, following the death of Pope Francis.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
The saint-making ceremony was the first presided over by Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, with thousands of young people in St. Peter’s Square.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
For centuries, the land was the private dwelling of emperors and pontiffs until 2014, when Pope Francis opened the papal gardens to the public.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Pontiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pontiff. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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