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After the Mass, the family members of the newly ordained priests were invited to a private audience with the Holy Father.
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Kristine Tran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Even the Holy Father himself would say the arms of the church are broad and wide, and there's a place for almost everybody.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Will the trend of the Holy Father’s openness to the LGBTQ+ community continue?
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
In commending the souls of the deceased to the loving mercy of Almighty God, the Holy Father prays for the consolation of those who grieve and for the recovery of the injured.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
On Monday, cinema icon Al Pacino got some face time with the Holy Father while in Italy shooting a new movie, Maserati: The Brothers, about the famous car designers.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
While Pope Francis was the first Holy Father from the Americas, Pope Leo XIV is the first Pontiff from the United States of America.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 June 2025
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From a Cell in Europe, Duterte Is Far Ahead in a Philippine Election
By Sui-Lee Wee
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For Catholics, the Pope Is a Holy Father.
—Alan Rappeport Aishvarya Kavi Maggie Haberman Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The nearness of God’s grace and God’s love is surely manifest in the election of a Holy Father whose origins are from somewhere that to many may seem unlikely and even miraculous.
—Mark R. Francis, Time, 10 May 2025
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Kristine Tran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Even the Holy Father himself would say the arms of the church are broad and wide, and there's a place for almost everybody.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Will the trend of the Holy Father’s openness to the LGBTQ+ community continue?
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
In commending the souls of the deceased to the loving mercy of Almighty God, the Holy Father prays for the consolation of those who grieve and for the recovery of the injured.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
On Monday, cinema icon Al Pacino got some face time with the Holy Father while in Italy shooting a new movie, Maserati: The Brothers, about the famous car designers.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
While Pope Francis was the first Holy Father from the Americas, Pope Leo XIV is the first Pontiff from the United States of America.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 June 2025
Democracy Is in Peril By Adam Liptak Page A14
From a Cell in Europe, Duterte Is Far Ahead in a Philippine Election
By Sui-Lee Wee
Page A4
For Catholics, the Pope Is a Holy Father.
—Alan Rappeport Aishvarya Kavi Maggie Haberman Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The nearness of God’s grace and God’s love is surely manifest in the election of a Holy Father whose origins are from somewhere that to many may seem unlikely and even miraculous.
—Mark R. Francis, Time, 10 May 2025
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“Holy Father.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Holy%20Father. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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